As of 2011, he is the only director to have directed both the Golden Globe winner for Best Drama and Best Musical/Comedy of the same year. (1977: 'The Turning Point' and 'The Goodbye Girl'; he also won the Golden Globe for Best Director that year for the former.).
Directed 12 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Peter O'Toole, George Burns, Walter Matthau, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Anne Bancroft, Shirley MacLaine, Leslie Browne, Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason, Quinn Cummings, Maggie Smith and Julia Roberts. Burns, Dreyfuss and Smith won Oscars for their performances in one of Ross' movies.
Directed the concert version of the Sondheim/Goldman musical "Follies" which was filmed and released as "Follies in Concert" in 1985.
Former brother-in-law of Jacqueline Kennedy.
Former stepfather of Anthony Radziwill and Tina Radziwill.
Former uncle of Caroline Kennedy and John Kennedy Jr.
Grew up in Miami, Florida.
He studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.
Was a former ballet dancer and choreographer with the American Ballet Theater.
Was nominated for Broadway's 1964 Tony Award as Best Choreographer for "Anyone Can Whistle."