Herbert Ross
Director · 1927 – 2001 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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).
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Movie6.4DocumentaryShirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her brother, the future actor Warren Beatty, escaped into the fantasy world of show-biz. Her ballet training and her long-legged pixie charm led to rapid success on Broadway in musical comedy. Inevitably, Hollywood called and by 1955 Shirley was cast in Hitchcock's "The Trouble With Harry." It wasn't too long before the fine dramatic roles also came to her opposite the most popular leading men of the time, like Fred MacMurray, Jack Lemmon, Frank Sinatra, Clint Eastwood and Robert Mitchum.
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996 · 5 votes
Movie9.0DocumentaryTV MovieA doumentary of the life and career of French actor, Jean-Pierre Aumont.
Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires
1999 · 1 votes
Movie6.5DocumentaryA profile of the life of actor Walter Matthau.
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
1997 · 2 votes
Movie7.0DocumentaryMusicA backstage documentary film including footage from the legendary 1985 concert performance of Stephen Sondheim's classic musical at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall. The plot of the musical centers around a reunion of showgirls who appeared in an annual Follies extravaganza when it was staged between the wars.
Follies: In Concert
1986 · 1 votes
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A promotional short for The Goodbye Girl. It takes a behind the scenes look at the production, with a focus on actress Quinn Cummings.
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Documentary of the making of Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl (1977)
The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'
1977 · 1 votes
Movie9.0DocumentaryShort documentary profiling Barbra Streisand. Explaining her background and introducing her to the world of cinema
This is Streisand
1968 · 1 votes
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TV6.1ComedyDocumentaryThe best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
Great Performances
1971 · 25 votes
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The series aims to portray Domingo both as artist and person: his working process, the “blood, sweat, tears” behind the opera, and his relationships with productions.
Placido Domingo's Tales from the Opera
1994 · 1 votes