Birthname: Robert Louis Fosse
Sign | Cancer |
Born | Jun 23, 1927 Chicago, IL |
Died | Sep 23, 1987 Washington, DC |
Age | Died at 60 |
Bob Fosse | |
Job | Actor, choreographer, dancer, director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1947-1986 |
Top Roles | 'Hortensio', Mambo Dancer, Bob Dowdy, Charlie Trask, Clip from 'Kiss Me Kate' |
Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Musical, Film Adaptation |
Top Topics | Period Piece, Based on Play |
Top Collaborators | Liza Minnelli, Shirley MacLaine, Stubby Kaye, Ricardo Montalban |
Shares birthday with | Irene Worth, Jack H. Skirball, Anthony Veiller see more.. |
Bob Fosse Overview:
Director, Bob Fosse, was born Robert Louis Fosse on Jun 23, 1927 in Chicago, IL. Fosse died at the age of 60 on Sep 23, 1987 in Washington, DC .
HONORS and AWARDS:
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Bob Fosse was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning one for Best Director for Cabaret in 1972.
Academy Awards
Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
1972 | Best Director | Cabaret (1972) | N/A | Won |
1974 | Best Director | Lenny (1974) | N/A | Nominated |
1979 | Best Director | All That Jazz (1979) | N/A | Nominated |
1979 | Best Writing | All That Jazz (1979) | N/A | Nominated |
Bob Fosse BlogHub Articles:
All That Jazz (1979, Bob Fosse)
on Apr 24, 2020 From The Stop ButtonThere are few secrets in All That Jazz; the film immediately forecasts where it?s going, with clear shots of star Roy Scheider in the hospital amid the other quickly cut montage sequences. But these are flash forwards, as opposed to the present action and then we?re seeing flashback. Because we?re a... Read full article
Happy Birthday: Bob Fosse!
By Dawn on Jun 23, 2012 From Noir and Chick FlicksBob Fosse (June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987) was an actor, dancer, musical theater choreographer, director, screenwriter, film editor and film director. He won seven Tony Awards out of 15 nominations, placing him just one win behind record-holder Gower Champion, who also had the same numbe... Read full article
Cabaret un film de Bob Fosse - Retrospective
By Michael on Mar 25, 2010 From Le Mot du CinephiliaqueTSPDT Greatest Films #281 Cabaret (Bob Fosse, 1972)Set between the two World Wars and during the rise of the Nazis in Germany. Cabaret tells the story of a young man who went for a while in Berlin to teach English in a little rent where the star of a cabaret Sally Bowles stays too. Adapted from the ... Read full article
Monday Serenade: Bob Fosse, Debbie Reynolds and Co.
By KC on Sep 14, 2009 From Classic MoviesThe explosively talented Bob Fosse dances and Barbara Ruick sings to You Can't Do Wrong Doin' Right in this high-energy number from The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953). Debbie Reynolds and Bobby Van join in mid-song.... Read full article
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