Herbert Ross

Directing·May 13, 1927·Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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Herbert David Ross (May 13, 1927 - October 9, 2001) was an American actor, choreographer, director and producer who worked predominantly in the stage and film. Ross was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Martha Grundfast and Louis Chester Ross, a postal clerk. At the age of 9, his mother died and his father moved the family to Miami and opened a luncheonette. In 1942, Ross' stage debut came as "Third Witch" in a touring company of Macbeth. The next year brought his first Broadway performance credits with Something for the Boys. By 1950, he was a choreographer with the American Ballet Theatre and choreographed his first Broadway production, the Arthur Schwartz-Dorothy Fields musical adaptation of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Ross's first film assignment came as an uncredited choreographer on Carmen Jones (1954). In the UK, he choreographed The Young Ones (1961) and Summer Holiday (1963), both starring Cliff Richard. Later, he worked with Barbra Streisand as choreographer and director of musical numbers for Funny Girl (1968). His film directorial debut came with the musical version of Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), made by MGM-British, with Peter O'Toole and Petula Clark. He went on to direct films involving ballet, such as The Turning Point (1977), Nijinsky (1980) and Dancers (1987). Other movies of critical acclaim followed in the 1970s and 1980s such as Neil Simon's adaptations of his own plays and film adaptations of Broadway productions through his last project, Boys on the Side (1995).

Film	Credit
Poster Boy2004 · Producer	Producer
Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires1999 · Self	Self
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough1997 · Self	Self
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels1996 · Self	Self
Boys on the Side1995 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Undercover Blues1993 · Director	Director
True Colors1991 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
My Blue Heaven1990 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Steel Magnolias1989 · Director	Director
Dancers1987 · Director	Director
The Secret of My Success1987 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Follies: In Concert1986 · Self- Concert Director	Self- Concert Director
Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York1986 · Self	Self
Protocol1984 · Director	Director
Footloose1984 · Director	Director
Max Dugan Returns1983 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
I Ought to Be in Pictures1982 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Pennies from Heaven1981 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Nijinsky1980 · Director	Director
California Suite1978 · Director	Director
The Goodbye Girl1977 · Director	Director
The Turning Point1977 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
TThe Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'1977 · Self	Self
TThe Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play1977 · Actor	Actor
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution1976 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Sunshine Boys1975 · Director	Director
Funny Lady1975 · Director	Director
The Last of Sheila1973 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Play It Again, Sam1972 · Director	Director
T.R. Baskin1971 · Director	Director
The Owl and the Pussycat1970 · Director	Director
Goodbye, Mr. Chips1969 · Director	Director
This is Streisand1968 · Actor	Actor
Wonderful Town1958 · Director	Director