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Jerome Robbins

American choreographer

Also known as: Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz

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Category: Arts & Culture

Original surname:: Rabinowitz

Born:: Oct. 11, 1918, New York, N.Y., U.S.

Died:: July 29, 1998, New York City (aged 79)

Awards And Honors:: Kennedy Center Honors (1981); Academy Award (1962)

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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 ballets structured within the traditional framework of classical dance movements. The son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, Rabinowitz studied chemistry for one year at New York University before embarking on a career as a dancer in 1936. He studied a wide array of dance traditions, appeared with ...(100 of 850 words)

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