Biography:Bob Fosse was an American actor, choreographer, and director. He is perhaps best known for his work on Chicago (1975), which went on to be the second longest-running American musical in Broadway history and was made into a film in 2002.
He is also renowned as the only person to win an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony in the same year. He achieved this feat in 1973 winning an Oscar for Cabaret (1972), an Emmy for Liza with a Z (1972), and a Tony for Pippin (1972).
Born:June 23, 1927 Birthplace:Chicago, Illinois, USA
1966-01-29Neil Simon, Cy Coleman, and Dorothy Fields' musical "Sweet Charity", starring Gwen Verdon, and directed by Bob Fosse, opens at the Palace Theater, NYC for 608 performances, winning a Tony Award for choreogrphy
1967-07-15Neil Simon, Cy Coleman, and Dorothy Fields' musical "Sweet Charity", starring Gwen Verdon, and directed by Bob Fosse, closes at the Palace Theater, NYC, after 608 performances; wins a Tony Award for choreography
1972-10-23 Stephen Schwartz' musical "Pippin", starring Ben Vereen; Irene Ryan, and Jill Clayburgh, and directed by Bob Fosse, opens at Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 1944 performances, winning 5 Tony Awards
1977-06-12 Stephen Schwartz's musical "Pippin", starring Ben Vereen; Irene Ryan, and Jill Clayburgh, and directed by Bob Fosse, closes at Imperial Theater, NYC, after 1944 performances, and 5 Tony Award wins
1978-03-27 Bob Fosse's musical revue "Dancin'" opens at Broadhurst Theater, later transferring to the Ambassador, NYC; runs for 1,774 performances and wins a Tony Award for choreography
1980-05-23 33rd Cannes Film Festival: "All That Jazz" directed by Bob Fosse and "Kagemusha" directed by Akira Kurosawa jointly awarded the Palme d'Or
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