Bob Fosse

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Bob Fosse was an influential American choreographer and director renowned for his distinctive, jazz-infused dance style and award-winning work on Broadway and in film, including "Cabaret" and "Chicago."

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Bob Fosse canonical 39
Fosse 1
Robert Louis Fosse 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway director
choreographer
dancer
film director
film producer
human
screenwriter
stage actor
theatre director
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Director
Primetime Emmy Awards
surface form: Primetime Emmy Award

Tony Award
causeOfDeath heart attack
child Nicole Fosse
choreographed Chicago
Damn Yankees
Pippin
The Pajama Game
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1927-06-23
dateOfDeath 1987-09-23
directed All That Jazz
Cabaret (stage production)
surface form: Cabaret

Lenny
Sweet Charity
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Bob Fosse self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fosse
fullName Bob Fosse self-linksurface differs
surface form: Robert Louis Fosse
givenName Robert
languageSpoken English
nickname Bob Fosse self-link
notableAchievement only person to win an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony for directing in the same year (1973)
notableCharacteristic use of turned-in knees, rolled shoulders, and jazz hands
notableWork All That Jazz
Cabaret (stage production)
surface form: Cabaret

Chicago
Damn Yankees
Pippin
Sweet Charity
The Pajama Game
occupation actor
choreographer
dancer
film director
film producer
screenwriter
theatre director
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Gwen Verdon
Joan McCracken
style Fosse style
jazz dance

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Gwen Verdon spouse Bob Fosse
Gwen Verdon partner Bob Fosse
Gwen Verdon workedWith Bob Fosse
All That Jazz director Bob Fosse
All That Jazz screenwriter Bob Fosse
All That Jazz characterBasedOn Bob Fosse
All That Jazz hasChoreographyBy Bob Fosse
Joe Gideon in All That Jazz createdBy Bob Fosse
subject surface form: Joe Gideon
Joe Gideon in All That Jazz basedOn Bob Fosse
subject surface form: Joe Gideon
Alan Heim collaboratedWith Bob Fosse
Liza with a Z director Bob Fosse
Liza with a Z choreographer Bob Fosse
Liza with a Z producer Bob Fosse
Bob Fosse fullName Bob Fosse self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Robert Louis Fosse
Bob Fosse familyName Bob Fosse self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fosse
Bob Fosse nickname Bob Fosse self-link
Fosse/Verdon subject Bob Fosse
The Pajama Game choreographer Bob Fosse
Lenny (1974 film) director Bob Fosse
Pippin originalBroadwayDirector Bob Fosse
Chicago bookBy Bob Fosse
subject surface form: Chicago (musical)
Chicago originalBroadwayDirector Bob Fosse
subject surface form: Chicago (musical)
Chicago originalBroadwayChoreographer Bob Fosse
subject surface form: Chicago (musical)
Giuseppe Rotunno workedWith Bob Fosse
Star 80 director Bob Fosse
Star 80 screenwriter Bob Fosse
Verdon spouse Bob Fosse
subject surface form: Gwen Verdon
Redhead choreographer Bob Fosse
Redhead director Bob Fosse
Redhead awardRecipient Bob Fosse
Sweet Charity choreographer Bob Fosse
Sweet Charity originalDirector Bob Fosse
John Kander collaborator Bob Fosse
Gwyneth Evelyn Verdon spouse Bob Fosse
subject surface form: Gwen Verdon
Gwyneth Evelyn Verdon workedWith Bob Fosse
subject surface form: Gwen Verdon
Lenny director Bob Fosse