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Herbert Ross(1927-2001)

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  • Director
  • Producer
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Herbert Ross was born on 13 May 1927 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Play It Again, Sam (1972), The Turning Point (1977) and The Goodbye Girl (1977). He was previously married to Lee Radziwill and Nora Kaye. He died on 9 October 2001 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornMay 13, 1927
DiedOctober 9, 2001(74)
BornMay 13, 1927
DiedOctober 9, 2001(74)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 5 wins & 7 nominations total

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James Coburn and Herbert Ross in The Last of Sheila (1973)
Herbert Ross in Boys on the Side (1995)
"California Suite" Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Dir. Herb Ross / 1979 Columbia
Herbert Ross
"Goodbye Mr. Chips," Director Herbert Ross 1969 / MGM
Peter Falk, Herbert Ross, and Neil Simon

Known for

Play It Again, Sam (1972)
Play It Again, Sam
7.6
  • Director
  • 1972
Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Leslie Browne in The Turning Point (1977)
The Turning Point
6.8
  • Director
  • 1977
The Goodbye Girl (1977)
The Goodbye Girl
7.4
  • Director
  • 1977
Michael J. Fox and Helen Slater in The Secret of My Success (1987)
The Secret of My Success
6.5
  • Director
  • 1987

Credits

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  • The Buick Berle Show, 1954
    • choreographer
    • Video
    • 1995
  • Tales from the Opera
    • director: "La Bohème"
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1994
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    • concert director
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • Funny Lady (1975)
    Funny Lady
    • musical numbers staged by
    • stage director (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Doctor Dolittle (1967)
    Doctor Dolittle
    • choreographer (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
    • choreographer (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Stanley Holloway and Bert Lahr in The Fantasticks (1964)
    The Fantasticks
    • choreographer
    • TV Movie
    • 1964
  • The Nut House!! (1964)
    The Nut House!!
    • choreographer
    • TV Movie
    • 1964
  • Rinaldo in campo (1963)
    Rinaldo in campo
    • choreographer
    • TV Movie
    • 1963
  • The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)
    The Bell Telephone Hour
    • choreographer
    • TV Series
    • 1963
  • Lionel Murton, Lauri Peters, and Cliff Richard in Summer Holiday (1963)
    Summer Holiday
    • choreography and musical numbers director
    • 1963
  • The Bacchantes (1961)
    The Bacchantes
    • choreographer
    • 1961
  • A Christmas Festival
    • choreographer
    • TV Movie
    • 1959
  • Tab Hunter and Jane Powell in Meet Me in St. Louis (1959)
    Meet Me in St. Louis
    • choreographer
    • TV Movie
    • 1959
  • The Jerry Lewis Show (1957)
    The Jerry Lewis Show
    • choreographer
    • TV Special
    • 1957

Director

  • Drew Barrymore, Whoopi Goldberg, and Mary-Louise Parker in Boys on the Side (1995)
    Boys on the Side
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Dennis Quaid, Kathleen Turner, and Michelle Schuelke in Undercover Blues (1993)
    Undercover Blues
    • Director
    • 1993
  • John Cusack and James Spader in True Colors (1991)
    True Colors
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Steve Martin and Rick Moranis in My Blue Heaven (1990)
    My Blue Heaven
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Daryl Hannah, Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton, and Olympia Dukakis in Steel Magnolias (1989)
    Steel Magnolias
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1989
  • Dancers (1987)
    Dancers
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Michael J. Fox and Helen Slater in The Secret of My Success (1987)
    The Secret of My Success
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Kevin Bacon in Kenny Loggins: Footloose (Version 2) (1984)
    Kenny Loggins: Footloose (Version 2)
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 1984
  • Protocol (1984)
    Protocol
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Footloose (1984)
    Footloose
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Max Dugan Returns (1983)
    Max Dugan Returns
    • Director
    • 1983
  • I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
    I Ought to Be in Pictures
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Pennies from Heaven (1981)
    Pennies from Heaven
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Alan Bates, Leslie Browne, and George De La Pena in Nijinsky (1980)
    Nijinsky
    • Director
    • 1980
  • California Suite (1978)
    California Suite
    • Director
    • 1978

Producer

  • Drew Barrymore, Whoopi Goldberg, and Mary-Louise Parker in Boys on the Side (1995)
    Boys on the Side
    • producer
    • 1995
  • Dennis Quaid, Kathleen Turner, and Michelle Schuelke in Undercover Blues (1993)
    Undercover Blues
    • executive producer
    • 1993
  • Whoopi Goldberg, Teri Hatcher, Kevin Kline, Elisabeth Shue, Robert Downey Jr., and Sally Field in Soapdish (1991)
    Soapdish
    • executive producer
    • 1991
  • John Cusack and James Spader in True Colors (1991)
    True Colors
    • producer
    • 1991
  • Steve Martin and Rick Moranis in My Blue Heaven (1990)
    My Blue Heaven
    • producer
    • 1990
  • Michael J. Fox and Helen Slater in The Secret of My Success (1987)
    The Secret of My Success
    • producer
    • 1987
  • Max Dugan Returns (1983)
    Max Dugan Returns
    • producer
    • 1983
  • I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
    I Ought to Be in Pictures
    • producer
    • 1982
  • Pennies from Heaven (1981)
    Pennies from Heaven
    • producer
    • 1981
  • Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Leslie Browne in The Turning Point (1977)
    The Turning Point
    • producer
    • 1977
  • Alan Arkin, Robert Duvall, Vanessa Redgrave, and Nicol Williamson in The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
    The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
    • producer
    • 1976
  • The Last of Sheila (1973)
    The Last of Sheila
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1973
  • The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)
    The Bell Telephone Hour
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1964–1966

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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Herb Ross Dancers
  • Born
    • May 13, 1927
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • October 9, 2001
    • New York City, New York, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Lee RadziwillSeptember 23, 1988 - August 2001 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Stage: Directed "You Oughta Be in Pictures" by Neil Simon. Cast: Tony Curtis. Los Angeles, CA.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Directed 12 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Peter O'Toole, George Burns, Walter Matthau, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Anne Bancroft, Shirley MacLaine, Leslie Browne, Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason, Quinn Cummings, Maggie Smith and Julia Roberts. Burns, Dreyfuss and Smith won Oscars for their performances in one of Ross' movies.
  • Quotes
    [explaining why he quit ballet as a professional career] I was too tall and big-boned and never had good feet.
  • Trademarks
      Frequently casted Leslie Browne
  • Nickname
    • Herb

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