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Robert Louis “Bob” Fosse (June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987) was an American actor, dancer, musical theater choreographer, director, screenwriter, film editor and film director. He won an unprecedented eight Tony Awards for choreography, as well as one for direction. He was nominated for an Academy Award four times, winning for his direction of Cabaret (beating Francis Ford Coppola for The Godfather). He was closely identified with his third wife, Broadway dancing star Gwen Verdon. She was both the dancer/collaborator/muse upon whom he choreographed much of his work and, together with dancer/choreographer Ann Reinking, a significant guardian of the Fosse legacy after his death.
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Robert Louis “Bob” Fosse (June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987) was an American actor, dancer, musical theater choreographer, director, screenwriter, film editor and film director. He won an unprecedented eight Tony Awards for choreography, as well as one for direction. He was nominated for an Academy Award four times, winning for his direction of Cabaret (beating Francis Ford Coppola for The Godfather). He was closely identified with his third wife, Broadway dancing star Gwen Verdon. She was both the dancer/collaborator/muse upon whom he choreographed much of his work and, together with dancer/choreographer Ann Reinking, a significant guardian of the Fosse legacy after his death. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Fosse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Bob Fosse's Filmography
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Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dead Neon: The Many Faces of Lenny Bruce on Film
as Himself (archival footage)
On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Fosse: It's Showtime!
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
as Self (archive footage)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self (archive footage)
Cabaret: A Legend in the Making
as Self (archive footage)
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
as Himself
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing!
as Self (archive footage)
Thieves
as Mr. Day
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Lenny
as The Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
The Little Prince
as The Snake
The Recreation of an Era
as Self
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
Damn Yankees
as Mambo Dancer (uncredited)
My Sister Eileen
as Frank Lippincott
Kiss Me Kate
as "Hortensio"
Give a Girl a Break
as Bob Dowdy
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
as Charlie Trask