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  1. Jerome Robbins. 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 ...

  2. Jul 29, 1998 · Jerome Robbins became a legend long ago. The choreographer and director whose career carried him between the Broadway of West Side Story and ballet classics like Fancy Free, died Wednesday. He was ...

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  3. Jul 30, 1998 · Jerome Robbins, one of the giants of 20th century ballet and a major figure in the American musical theater, died yesterday at his home in Manhattan. He was 79. He suffered a stroke Saturday, said ...

  4. JEROME ROBBINS (born 11 October 1918 in New York City) was the younger of two children of Harry Rabinowitz, who emigrated to America from Poland in 1904, and his wife Lena Rips. Rabinowitz was at first a shopkeeper with a delicatessen on the Upper East Side of Manhattan; in the 1920’s he moved the family to Jersey City and then to Weehawken, New Jersey, where he and a brother-in-law ...

  5. Jerome Robbins was an American theater producer and dance choreographer best known for his work in Broadway Theater and ballet/dance. A multi-faceted individual, his work ranged from classical ballet to contemporary musical theater, and he also occasionally directed films and television programs. Born into a family of Russian Jewish immigrants ...

  6. Oct 7, 2024 · Jerome Robbins (born Oct. 11, 1918, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died July 29, 1998, New York City) was one of the most popular and imaginative American choreographers of the 20th century. Robbins was first known for his skillful use of contemporary American themes in ballets and Broadway and Hollywood musicals. He won acclaim for highly innovative ...

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  8. Jul 30, 1998 · Jerome Robbins, 79, the celebrated and gifted choreographer and director whose work included such popular film and stage classics as "West Side Story," "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Peter Pan," died ...