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- Sir Robert Murray Helpmann CBE (né Helpman, 9 April 1909 – 28 September 1986) was an Australian ballet dancer, actor, director, and choreographer.
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Sir Robert Murray Helpmann CBE (né Helpman, 9 April 1909 – 28 September 1986) was an Australian ballet dancer, actor, director, and choreographer.
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Robert Helpmann. Actor: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Robert Murray Helpmann was born in Mount Gambier, Australia, as the eldest of three children born to stock and station agent James Murray Helpman and Mary Gardiner.
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- Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia
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- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
World renowned as a dancer and choreographer, amongst his other achievements he was the director of the Australian Ballet Company. He directed the world tour of Margot Fonteyn in 1963. Towards the end of his life, Helpmann was living in Balmoral, a suburb of Mosman, in Sydney, Australia.
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- September 28, 1986
Sep 29, 1986 · Sir Robert Helpmann, an Australian dancer who became an international ballet star and choreographer as well as a noted actor and director, died yesterday in Sydney after a long illness. He was...
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is surrounded by tragedy. In April 1961, Ian Fleming, who was a heavy smoker and drinker, had a heart attack at the age of 53 and was ordered to convalesce.
- Roald Dahl’s script was rejected as a ‘piece of s**t’ Roald Dahl knew Fleming well, as both had worked in the same espionage circles during the Second World War.
- Phil Collins was an extra. Before making his name with Genesis, drummer and singer Phil Collins was a child actor. He landed the role of the Artful Dodger in a West End production of Oliver!
- Some of the English countryside was French. Scenes in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang were shot in parts of England’s most beautiful countryside and the sites have since become tourist destinations for fans of the film.
Sir Robert Helpmann was an Australian ballet dancer, choreographer, actor, and director. His career encompassed activities in ballet, theatre, and motion pictures. Helpmann first appeared on the stage in 1923 as a dancer in musical comedy, and then, after seeing Anna Pavlova dance, he joined.
Aug 13, 2019 · He was born in 1909 in Western Australia and began his career as a dancer at a young age, eventually joining the Royal Ballet in London in 1933. Helpmann quickly became one of the leading dancers...
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