Gower Carlyle Champion (June 22, 1919 – August 25, 1980) was an American actor, theatre director, choreographer, and dancer. Champion was born on June...
Joan Crawford, as well as Champion's future husband GowerChampion; her mother was Gladys Lee Baskette (née Rosenberg). Champion had an older half sister...
movies.[citation needed] His parents are Marge Champion and GowerChampion. "Director is another Champion". Ocala Star-Banner. 1989-11-22. pp. 7E. Retrieved...
Red Skelton as Al Marsh Howard Keel as Tony Naylor Marge Champion as Clarisse GowerChampion as Jerry Ralby Ann Miller as Bubbles Cassidy Zsa Zsa Gabor...
wrote seven songs for their libretto. Padula, Strouse, and Adams sought GowerChampion as director/choreographer, who until that time had choreographed only...
Betty Grable, in her last musical, opposite Jack Lemmon, GowerChampion and Marge Champion. It is based on the 1919 play Home and Beauty by W. Somerset...
performance as Laurie Mannon in the 1968 musical The Happy Time, directed by GowerChampion and featuring music by John Kander & Fred Ebb. Gregg was born in Niagara...
David Merrick agreed to produce, and GowerChampion was engaged to direct and choreograph. Although Champion had initially declined the offer, he eventually...
you who didn’t - please excuse me.” The director and choreographer GowerChampion wanted the show to appeal to a younger audience. He relaxed the dress...
Bank Shot is a 1974 heist film directed by GowerChampion and written by Wendell Mayes. It was loosely based upon Donald E. Westlake's 1972 novel of the...
Stanley Donen, starring Debbie Reynolds and the dance team of Marge and GowerChampion. A young Bob Fosse has a featured role. When the temperamental star...
first West End musical, Maggie May, he was nominated as best newcomer. GowerChampion then chose him to play Barnaby in Hello Dolly at The Theatre Royal Drury...
with such dance greats as Bob Fosse, Twyla Tharp, Vincent Paterson, GowerChampion, Larry Fuller, Lester Wilson, Kenny Ortega, Joe Layton, Tommy Tune,...
Girls. She followed it with Three Wise Fools (1946) and she danced with GowerChampion to "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" in Till the Clouds Roll By (1946). She...
J. Donehue Take Me Along Peter Glenville 1961 (15th) Bye Bye Birdie GowerChampion Do Re Mi Garson Kanin Irma La Douce Peter Brook 1962 (16th) How to Succeed...
Title Year Role Notes Adulterous Affair 1966 Russ Odd Birds 1985 GowerChampion Let's Get Harry 1986 Ambassador Douglas Dragnet 1987 Mayor Parvin Eye of...
Choreographer 1947 (1st) Brigadoon Agnes de Mille Finian's Rainbow Michael Kidd 1948 (2nd) High Button Shoes Jerome Robbins 1949 (3rd) Lend an Ear GowerChampion...
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