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Sep 24, 1987 · By Charles W. Hall. and. Douglas Stevenson. September 23, 1987 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. Bob Fosse, 60, the eight-time Tony award-winning director and choreographer, collapsed while walking from his...
Apr 9, 2019 · It could have been a coincidence or it could have been a prediction, but Fosse died of another massive heart attack on September 23, 1987, while in Washington, D.C. for rehearsals of the...
- Who Was Bob Fosse?
- Early Life
- Dancing Career
- Later Life and Death
A trained dancer, Bob Fosse achieved success as a choreographer and director of stage and screen musicals. He set records with Tony and Academy Awards won for his work, which includes Pippin, Cabaret and Chicago. Fosse died of a heart attack in Washington, D.C., on September 23, 1987.
Choreographer Robert Louis Fosse was born in Chicago, Illinois, on June 23, 1927. Fosse took an early interest in dance, displaying unusual skill. His parents supported his interest, enrolling him in formal dance training. By his early teens, Fosse was dancing professionally in local nightclubs. It was here that he was first exposed to the themes o...
The first few parts that Fosse landed were as part of a Broadway chorus. In 1953 he appeared briefly in the MGM movie musical Kiss Me Kate(1953). His work attracted the attention of Broadway director George Abbott and choreographer Jerome Robbins. Fosse choreographed the 1954 show, Pajama Game, which was directed by George Abbott. Fosse's signature...
Fosse wrote three additional stage musicals before his death. He survived a heart attack, suffered during rehearsals for Chicago, to write and choreograph the autobiographical film All That Jazz. His later productions were not as successful as earlier work. Big Deal, Fosse's last musical, was particularly poorly received. Fosse suffered a heart att...
Sep 24, 1987 · The director and choreographer Bob Fosse died of a heart attack tonight as a revival of his musical ''Sweet Charity'' was opening at the National Theater. He was 60 years old. He collapsed in...
- Bob Fosse was named after a classic novelist. Robert Louis Fosse’s parents named him after their favorite writer, Treasure Island author Robert Louis Stevenson.
- Bob Fosse's parents dabbled in show business. Fosse’s father Cyril and uncle Richard performed in a vaudeville act, where Cyril played the spoons, Richard played the piano, and they both sang.
- Bob Fosse was briefly in the Navy. Fosse was still in boot camp when World War II ended, so he spent the next year performing all over the South Pacific in the Navy’s entertainment troupe.
- Bob Fosse's second wife encouraged him to become a choreographer. Fosse credits his second wife, dancer Joan McCracken, with steering him toward choreography.
Nov 11, 2022 · PUBLISHED: November 11, 2022 at 9:47 a.m. | UPDATED: November 11, 2022 at 9:50 a.m. Bob Fosse’s legacy will come alive again on Broadway next spring with a revival of one of his most...
Sep 22, 2022 · On Sept. 23, 1987, Fosse died of a heart attack at the age of 60. American dancer, musical theatre choreographer, director and film director Bob Fosse poses for a portrait on Nov. 2, 1973....
