Bob Fosse

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Bob Fosse
Bob Fosse
Born:
June 23, 1927
Died:
September 23, 1987
Age:
60
Birth Name:
Robert Louis Fosse
Nickname:
Flash
Country:
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. Another 14 wins & 9 nominations.
Position in rating:
Some Facts
Fosse was born in Chicago in 1927, which was the setting and time period for his famous 1975 musical, "Chicago", starring Gwen Verdon, Chita Rivera and Jerry Orbach.
Was best friends with screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky.
In 1973, he received an Academy Award for directing Cabaret (1972), a Tony Award for directing "Pippin", and an Emmy Award for directing Liza with a Z (1972). He's the only director to win all three major industry prizes in a single year.
Inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1979.
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives." Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 302-304. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.
Personal Quotes
I'm still working on my life, just like it's out of town, and when I get it fixed, I'll bring it in.
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[on working with Valerie Perrine on Lenny (1974)] Quite simply, she is the best actress I have ever directed.
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I thank God that I wasn't born perfect.
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I like attractive people who aren't so terribly aware that they are attractive... people who aren't afraid to roll on the floor and make fools out of themselves.
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They may not know what I'm doing, but they know I'm doing something!
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Filmography
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1987
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