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 8

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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 theater
surface form: Broadway theatre

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
surface form: Pal Joey (1957 film)

Show Boat
surface form: Show Boat (1951 film)

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
surface form: Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America
sexOrGender male
spouse Marjorie Fielding (dancer)
workedOn Broadway theater
surface form: Broadway productions

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
musical DuBarry Was a Lady originalBroadwayChoreographer Robert Alton
subject surface form: DuBarry Was a Lady
The Pirate choreographer Robert Alton
Babes in Arms choreographer Robert Alton