Grover Dale
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Grover Dale | |
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On the cover of Dance Magazine (1960) |
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Born | July 22, 1935 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Years active | 1953 - present |
Spouse(s) | Anita Morris (1973 - her death in 1994; 1 son) |
Grover Dale (born July 22, 1935) is an American actor, dancer, choreographer and theatre director.
Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dale made his film debut in The Unsinkable Molly Brown. He also appeared in Half a Sixpence, The Young Girls of Rochefort, and The Landlord.
Dale has been nominated for the Tony Award twice, for his choreography of Billy and his direction of The Magic Show. He also received an Emmy Award nomination for his choreography of Barry Manilow's 1985 television musical Copacabana.
In 1999 Dale founded the website, Answers4Dancers.com, whose stated goal is "to empower dancers and choreographers to think, to grow, and to create satisfying careers for themselves..." [1]
Dale was involved in a six-year relationship with actor Anthony Perkins[2] that ended in 1973 when he married actress/singer Anita Morris; they remained married until Morris' death in 1994. They had one son, actor James Badge Dale (born 1978).
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- Grover Dale at the Internet Broadway Database
- Grover Dale at the Internet Movie Database
- Image of Grover Dale and George Chakiris
- Image of Catherine Deneuve and Grover Dale
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NAME | Dale, Grover |
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SHORT DESCRIPTION | American actor, dancer and choreographer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 22 July 1935 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
DATE OF DEATH | |
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