Robbins, Jerome

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
רובינס, ג'רום, 1918-1998
Name (Latin)
Robbins, Jerome
Other forms of name
Rabinowitz, Jerome Wilson
Robbins, Jerry, 1918-1998
ראבינס, דזשעראם, 1918-1998
Date of birth
1918-10-11
Date of death
1998-07-29
Place of birth
New York (N.Y.)
Place of death
New York (N.Y.)
Field of activity
Ballet
Choreography
Dance
Occupation
Choreographers
Ballet dancers
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 9993598
Wikidata: Q353019
Library of congress: n 85173002
OCoLC: oca01453489
Sources of Information
  • Bernstein, L. West Side story [SR] p1985:labels (Jerome Robbins)
  • Wash. Post, July 30, 1998:p. A1 (Jerome Robbins, 79, died yesterday; Broadway choreographer & director; ballet dancer, choreographer, and former co-director of New York City Ballet)
  • Int. enc. of dance, 1998(Robbins, Jerome (Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz); b. Oct. 11, 1918, New York City; American dancer and choreographer)
  • IMDb, July 29, 2005(Jerome Robbins; b. Oct. 11, 1918, New York, N.Y.; d. July 29, 1998, New York, N.Y.; birth name: Jerome Rabinowitz; nickname: Jerry)
  • פידלער אויפן דאך:(שאפער פון דער רעזשי און קארעאגראפיע: דזשעראם ראבינס)
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Wikipedia description:

Jerome Robbins (born Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz; October 11, 1918 – July 29, 1998) was an American dancer, choreographer, film director, theatre director and producer who worked in classical ballet, on stage, film, and television. Among his numerous stage productions were On the Town, Peter Pan, High Button Shoes, The King and I, The Pajama Game, Bells Are Ringing, West Side Story, Gypsy, and Fiddler on the Roof. Robbins was a five-time Tony Award-winner and a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors. He received two Academy Awards, including the 1961 Academy Award for Best Director with Robert Wise for West Side Story and a special Academy Honorary Award for his choreographic achievements on film. A documentary about Robbins's life and work, Something to Dance About, featuring excerpts from his journals, archival performance and rehearsal footage, and interviews with Robbins and his colleagues, premiered on PBS in 2009 and won both an Emmy and a Peabody Award the same year.

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