Robert Alton

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Robert Alton was an influential American choreographer and director known for shaping the dance sequences of numerous classic Hollywood musicals and Broadway productions.

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Robert Alton canonical 16

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Predicate Object
instanceOf choreographer ⓘ
film director ⓘ
person ⓘ
theatre director ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1950s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1920s ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1906-01-28 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1957-06-12 ⓘ
employer 20th Century Fox ⓘ
Broadway theatre ⓘ
linked to: Broadway theater

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
fieldOfWork choreography ⓘ
dance ⓘ
musical theatre direction ⓘ
genre film musical ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ
influenced Fred Astaire ⓘ
Gene Kelly ⓘ
Hollywood musical choreography ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor innovative staging of large ensemble dance numbers ⓘ
shaping dance sequences in classic Hollywood musicals ⓘ
notableWork Broadway Melody of 1936 ⓘ
Broadway Melody of 1938 ⓘ
Broadway musical "Pal Joey" (staging and choreography) ⓘ
Pal Joey (1957 film) ⓘ
linked to: Pal Joey

Show Boat (1951 film) ⓘ
linked to: Show Boat

The Harvey Girls ⓘ
Till the Clouds Roll By ⓘ
White Christmas (1954 film) ⓘ
Words and Music ⓘ
Ziegfeld Follies (1945 film) ⓘ
occupation choreographer ⓘ
dance director ⓘ
film director ⓘ
theatre director ⓘ
placeOfBirth Bennington, Vermont, United States of America ⓘ
linked to: Bennington, Vermont
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Marjorie Fielding (dancer) ⓘ
workedOn Broadway productions ⓘ
linked to: Broadway theater

Hollywood musical films ⓘ

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Easter Parade → choreographyBy → Robert Alton ⓘ
Pal Joey → choreographer → Robert Alton ⓘ
Red, Hot and Blue → choreographer → Robert Alton ⓘ
Leave It to Me! → choreographer → Robert Alton ⓘ
DuBarry Was a Lady → originalBroadwayChoreographer → Robert Alton ⓘ
subject linked to: musical DuBarry Was a Lady
The Pirate → choreographer → Robert Alton ⓘ
Babes in Arms → choreographer → Robert Alton ⓘ
Leave It to Me! → choreographer → Robert Alton ⓘ
Anything Goes (1934 Broadway musical) → originalChoreographer → Robert Alton ⓘ
Too Many Girls (Broadway production) → choreographer → Robert Alton ⓘ
Pagan Love Song → director → Robert Alton ⓘ