What is Jerome Robbins?
{{Infobox person | name = Jerome Robbins | image = Jerome Robbins ca. 1968 cropped.jpg | caption = Robbins in 1968 | birth_name = Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz | birth_date = {{Birth date|1918|10|11}} | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1998|07|29|1918|10|11}} | death_place = New York City, U.S. | occupation = {{Hlist|Dancer|choreographer|film director|theatre director|theatre producer}} | years_active = 1937–1998 | awards = [[#Awards|Full list]] }} '''Jerome Robbins''' (born '''Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz'''; October 11, 1918 – July 29, 1998) was an American dancer, choreographer, film director, theatre director and producer who worked in classical ballet, on stage, film, and television. He made many stage plays, like ''[[On the Town (musical)|On the Town]]'', ''[[Peter Pan (1954 musical)|Peter Pan]]'', ''[[High Button Shoes]]'', ''[[The King and I]]'', ''[[The Pajama Game]]'', ''[[Bells Are Ringing (musical)|Bells Are Ringing]]'', ''[[West Side Story]]'', ''[[Gypsy (musical)|Gypsy]]'', and ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]''. Robbins was a five-time [[Tony Award]]-winner and recieved the [[Kennedy Center Honors]]. He received two [[Academy Awards]], including the 1961 [[Academy Award for Best Director]] with [[Robert Wise]] for ''[[West Side Story (1961 film)|West Side Story]]'' and a special [[Academy Honorary Award]] for his choreographic goals on film. {{DEFAULTSORT:Robbins, Jerome}} [[Category:1918 births]] [[Category:1998 deaths]] [[Category:American choreographers]] [[Category:Bisexual Jews]] [[Category:Kennedy Center honorees]] [[Category:LGBT choreographers]] [[Category:LGBT people from New York (state)]] {{US-bio-stub}}