Biography
Herbert David Ross was an American choreographer, director, and producer, who was active in both theatre and film. He was known for his work on Broadway as a choreographer for productions for Barbra Streisand, Stephen Sondheim, Richard Rodgers, and Arthur Laurents. His credits included A Tree Grows in Brooklyn in 1951, Finian's Rainbow in 1960, I Can Get It for You Wholesale in 1962, and Do I Hear a Waltz? in 1965. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Choreography for Anyone Can Whistle in 1964.
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Awards & recognition
- Golden Globe Award — Best Director · 1977
- American Choreography Awards
- David di Donatello — Best Foreign Director
- National Board of Review Award — Best Film
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1978 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1978 · nominated
Filmography30 titles
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Play It Again, Sam
Steel Magnolias
Funny Girl
Follies: In Concert
The Goodbye Girl
The Sunshine Boys
The Last of Sheila
Footloose
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Max Dugan Returns
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
The Secret of My Success
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Boys on the Side
Soapdish
True Colors
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
The Owl and the Pussycat
My Blue Heaven
Pennies from Heaven
Great Performances
California Suite
Inside Daisy Clover
Protocol
Poster Boy
Funny Lady
T.R. Baskin
Nijinsky
Dancers