About
Herbert David Ross (May 13, 1927 - October 9, 2001) was an American actor, choreographer, director and producer who worked predominantly in the stage and film. Ross was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Martha Grundfast and Louis Chester Ross, a postal clerk. At the age of 9, his mother died and his father moved the family to Miami and opened a luncheonette. In 1942, Ross' stage debut came as "Third Witch" in a touring company of Macbeth. The next year brought his first Broadway performance credits with Something for the Boys. By 1950, he was a choreographer with the American Ballet Theatre and choreographed his first Broadway production, the Arthur Schwartz-Dorothy Fields musical adaptation of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Ross's first film assignment came as an uncredited choreographer on Carmen Jones (1954). In the UK, he choreographed The Young Ones (1961) and Summer Holiday...
Known for
FootlooseMovie • 1984
Steel MagnoliasMovie • 1989
The Secret of My SuccessMovie • 1987
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Movie • 1966
Boys on the SideMovie • 1995
Funny GirlMovie • 1968
My Blue HeavenMovie • 1990
SoapdishMovie • 1991
The Owl and the PussycatMovie • 1970
Play It Again, SamMovie • 1972
Funny LadyMovie • 1975
The Goodbye GirlMovie • 1977
California SuiteMovie • 1978
The Last of SheilaMovie • 1973
The Turning PointMovie • 1977
True ColorsMovie • 1991
Pennies from HeavenMovie • 1981
The Seven-Per-Cent SolutionMovie • 1976
Undercover BluesMovie • 1993
The Sunshine BoysMovie • 1975
Poster BoyMovie • 2004
Goodbye, Mr. ChipsMovie • 1969
NijinskyMovie • 1980
Inside Daisy CloverMovie • 1966