Maen, Norman, 1932-2008
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Name (Latin)
Maen, Norman, 1932-2008
Other forms of name
Maternagham, Norman, 1932-2008
Date of birth
1932
Date of death
2008-04-22
Field of activity
Choreography
Dance
Musical theater--Production and direction
Occupation
Choreographers
Dancers
Musical theater producers and directors
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Emmys WWW site, November 2, 2015:news (Norman Maen ; choreographer, dancer; died April 22, 2008 in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland ; born in 1932 in Ballmena, Northern Ireland; birthname, Norman Maternaghan ; moved to Vancouver to pursue stage career, worked with Alan Lund Dancers ; joined Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as part of television dance team in Toronto ; eight years later moved to New York and trained with Jack Cole ; returned to Ireland and became station choreographer for public television station RTE ; established his own dance troupe in London ; worked on television series This is Tom Jones ; received Primetime Emmy in 1970 for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography ; choreographed Swine Lake ballet with Miss Piggy and Rudolph Nureyev for The Muppet Show in 1976 ; choreographed skating routine for Olympic champion skater, John Curry ; survived by his partner of nearly 47 years, Israeli director and choreographer Domy Reiter Soffer)
- Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme, 1980:credits (Norman Maen ; choreographer)
- The Royal Variety Performance, 1982 November 8, 1982:(Norman Maen ; director)