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Herbert Ross Biography (1927-2001)

Full name, Herbert David Ross; born May 13, 1927, in Brooklyn, NY; son of Louis Chester and Martha (Grundfast) Ross; married Nora Kaye (a ballet dancer),August 21, 1959 (died, 1987); married Lee Radziwill, September, 1988. Addresses: Agent--Bill Blocke, International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

May 13, 1927

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Death Details

October 9, 2001

New York, New York

Famous Works

• Credits
• FILM WORK; DIRECTOR,EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED Goodbye Mr. Chips, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1969.
• (And producer) The Owl and the Pussycat, Columbia, 1970.
• T. R. Baskin (also known as Date with a Lonely Girl), Paramount, 1971.
• Play It Again, Sam, Paramount, 1972.
• (And producer) The Last of Sheila, Warner Bros., 1973.
• Funny Lady, Columbia, 1975.
• The Sunshine Boys, United Artists, 1975.
• (And producer) The Seven-Percent Solution, Universal, 1976.
• The Goodbye Girl, MGM/Warner Bros., 1977.
• (And producer) The Turning Point, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977.
• California Suite, Columbia, 1978.
• (And producer) Nijinsky, Paramount, 1980.
• (And producer) Pennies from Heaven, MGM, 1981.
• (And producer) I Ought to Be in Pictures, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982.
• (And producer) Max Dugan Returns, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983.
• Footloose, Paramount, 1984.
• (And producer) Protocol, Warner Bros., 1984.
• (And producer) Dancers, Cannon, 1987.
• (And producer) The Secret of My Success, Universal, 1987.
• Steel Magnolias, TriStar, 1989.
• (And producer) My Blue Heaven, Warner Bros., 1990.
• (And producer) True Colors, Paramount, 1991.
• Executive producer, Soapdish, Paramount, 1991.
• (And producer) Undercover Blues, MGM, 1993.
• (And producer) Boys on the Side, Warner Bros., 1995.
• Credits; FILM WORK; CHOREOGRAPHER
• (Also director of musical numbers) Carmen Jones, Twentieth Century- Fox,1954.
• Wonderful to Be Young (also known as The Young Ones), Paramount, 1962.
• Summer Holiday, American International, 1963.
• Inside Daisy Clover, Warner Bros., 1965.
• Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Warner Bros., 1966.
• Dr. Doolittle, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967.
• Funny Girl, Columbia, 1968.
• Credits; STAGE WORK; CHOREOGRAPHER
• Caprichos (ballet), American Ballet Theatre, Hunter College, New York City, 1950.
• Ballets d'Action (ballet), Jacob's Pillow Festival, Lee, MA, 1951.
• The Thief Who Loved a Ghost (ballet), American Ballet Theatre, Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, 1951.
• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1951.
• House of Flowers, Alvin Theatre, 1954.
• Paean (ballet), American Ballet Theatre, New York City, 1958.
• The Maids (ballet), American Ballet Theatre, New York City, 1958.
• Tristan (ballet), American Ballet Theatre, New York City, 1958.
• Concerto (ballet), American Ballet Theatre, New York City, 1958.
• Ovid Metamorphoses (ballet), American Ballet Theatre, New York City, 1958.
• The Exchange (ballet), Metropolitan Opera Ballet Company, New York City,1959.
• Serenade for Seven Dancers (ballet), Festival of Two Worlds, Spoleto, Italy, 1959.
• Angel Head (ballet), Festival of Two Worlds, 1959.
• Rashomon (ballet), Festival of Two Worlds, 1959.
• Dark Song (ballet), Festival of Two Worlds, 1959.
• Rinaldo in Campo (musical), Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy, 1960.
• Rascel in Aria (musical), Teatro Sistina, 1960.
• Delia Scala (musical), Teatro Sistina, 1960.
• Finian's Rainbow (also see below), City Center Theatre, New York City, 1960.
• The Gay Life (also see below), Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1961.
• I Can Get It for You Wholesale, Shubert Theatre, 1962.
• Tovarich, Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1963.
• Anyone Can Whistle (also see below), Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1964.
• Do I Hear a Waltz?, 46th Street Theatre, New York City, 1965.
• On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1965.
• The Apple Tree, Shubert Theatre, 1966.
• STAGE WORK; DIRECTOR,EXCEPT WHERE NOTED Director of musical numbers, House of Flowers, Alvin Theatre, 1954.
• Wonderful Town, City Center Theatre, New York City, then Brussels World Fair, Belgium, both 1958.
• Finian's Rainbow, City Center Theatre, 1960.
• Director of musical numbers, The Gay Life, Shubert Theatre, 1961.
• Director of musical numbers, Anyone Can Whistle, Majestic Theatre, 1964.
• Chapter Two, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1977.
• I Ought to Be in Pictures, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 1979, then Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1980.
• La Boheme, Los Angeles Music Center Opera, Los Angeles, CA, 1993, then Dallas Opera, Dallas, TX, 1994.
• Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
• (Stage debut) Third witch, Macbeth, touring Shakespeare repertory company, 1942.
• Bartender, "Across the Board on Tomorrow Morning," Two by Saroyan, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1943.
• Dancer, Follow the Girls, Century Theatre, New York City, 1944.
• Dancer, Laffing Room Only, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1944.
• Dancer, Beggar's Holiday, Broadway Theatre, 1946.
• Dancer, Bloomer Girl, Shubert Theatre, 1947.
• Dancer, Look, Ma, I'm Dancing, Adelphi Theatre, New York City, 1948.
• Dancer, Inside U.S.A., Century Theatre, 1948.
• Dancer, Caprichos (ballet), American Ballet Theatre, Hunter College, 1950.
• Dancer, Ballets d'Action (ballet), Jacob's Pillow Festival, 1951.
• Also appeared with own company at the Berlin Festival, 1960.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Laertes, Hamlet, Shakespearean Repertory Company, U.S. cities, 1942- 43.
• Duke of Venice, Othello, Shakespearean Repertory Company, U.S.
• cities, 1942-43.
• Credits; TELEVISION PRODUCER AND CHOREOGRAPHER; SERIES
• The Milton Berle Show, NBC, 1952-57.
• The Martha Raye Show, NBC, 1953-56.
• Credits; TELEVISION DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER; SERIES
• The Bell Telephone Hour, NBC, 1963.
• Credits; TELEVISION CHOREOGRAPHER; SPECIALS
• Hallmark Hall of Fame Christmas Special, NBC, 1959.
• Meet Me in St. Louis, NBC, 1959; and director, Wonderful Town, NBC, 1959.
• Jerome Kern Special, NBC, 1960; and director, Bea Lillie and Cyril Ritchard Show, NBC, 1960.
• Credits; TELEVISION WORK; EPISODIC
• Director, "The Fantasticks," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1963.
• Producer, "Robert Goulet Special," The Bell Telephone Hour, NBC, 1964.
• Credits; OTHER TELEVISION WORK
• Stager, Follies in Concert (special), PBS, 1986.
• Also director of The Fred Astaire Special, 1963.
• Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SPECIALS
• Neil Simon: Not Just for Laughs (also known as Simply Simon: A Neil SimonRetrospective and Neil Simon: Simply Simon), PBS, 1989.