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Nick Castle (1910–1968; born Nicholas John Casaccio [1] [A]) was an American choreographer and dance director of television and film. Castle was born in Brooklyn, New York, on March 21, 1910, to an Italian-American family. [1] [3] He danced in vaudeville numbers before moving to Los Angeles in 1935.
Nick Castle worked in his early years as dance director in vaudeville, before he went in 1937 to Hollywood, where he worked as choreographer first at Fox, Paramount, Warner, MGM and Columbia with Shirley Temple, George Murphy, Betty Grable, Ann Miller, Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire.
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Nick Castle. Director: The Last Starfighter. Nick Castle was born on 21 September 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and director, known for The Last Starfighter (1984), The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) and Escape from New York (1981).
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Nick Castle worked in his early years as dance director in vaudeville, before he went in 1937 to Hollywood, where he worked as choreographer first at Fox, Paramount, Warner, MGM and Columbia with Shirley Temple, George Murphy, Betty Grable, Ann Miller, Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. Father of actor Nick Castle.
- March 21, 1910
- August 18, 1968
Nick Castle (1910–1968; born Nicholas John Casaccio) was an American choreographer and dance director of television and film. Castle was born in Brooklyn, New York, on March 21, 1910, to an Italian-American family. He danced in vaudeville numbers before moving to Los Angeles in 1935. There, Castle became " [o]ne of Hollywood's most important ...
After Haskell left Fox, Castle was hired to replace him as dance director. There, he worked with the Nicholas Brothers during their entire five-year contract as a collaborator on films as Down Argentine Way (1940), The Great American Broadcast (1940), Tin Pan Alley (1940), Orchestra Wives (1942), Sun Valley Serenade (1941), and Stormy Weather ...
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Son of Hollywood choreographer Nick Castle Sr., this writer-director has crafted a variety of mainstream entertainments for film and TV. Castle's most memorable works include his sly screenplay ...
