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Date of Birth:

12 August 1915, Brooklyn, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

23 December 2007, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Contact:

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Mini Biography:

Lithe, diminutive and unimposing, Michael Kidd never asked a dancer to... more

Trivia:

Credited Charles Chaplin as one of his biggest influences. He cited Chaplin's... more

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Up 32% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 3 wins more

NewsDesk:
(2 articles)

R.I.P. 2008: A Rough Year For Hollywood
(From Screen Rant. 5 January 2009, 3:56 PM, PST)
Choreographer Michael Kidd Dead at 92
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 26 December 2007)

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Musicals Great Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit at MGM (1996) (TV)	(advisor)	1996	-	7.4 (90)

2.	Baryshnikov in Hollywood (1982) (TV)	(choreographer)	1982	-	7.4 (14)

3.	Actor (1978) (TV)	(choreographer)	1978	-	4.5 (7)
	AKAs: Actor, the Paul Muni Story (USA: alternative title)
4.	Hello, Dolly! (1969)	(choreographer)	1969	-	6.9 (4,263)

5.	Merry Andrew (1958)	(choreographer)	1958	-	6.3 (313)

6.	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)	(choreographer)	1954	-	7.3 (6,802)

7.	Where's Charley? (1952)	(choreographer)	1952	-	7.1 (68)

8.	Another Dawn (1937)	(choreographer) (uncredited)	1937	-	5.8 (169)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Skin Deep (1989)	Dr. Westford	1989	-	5.7 (1,614)
	AKAs: Blake Edward's Skin Deep (Philippines: English title)
2.	Movie Movie (1978)	Pop Popchik	1978	-	6.5 (387)

3.	Actor (1978) (TV)	Paul Muni (adult)	1978	-	4.5 (7)
	AKAs: Actor, the Paul Muni Story (USA: alternative title)
4.	Smile (1975)	Tommy French	1975	-	7.5 (833)

5.	It's Always Fair Weather (1955)	Angie Valentine	1955	-	7.1 (955)

6.	Happy Days Are Here Again (1936)	Specialty Act	1936	-	-
	AKAs: Happy Days Revue (USA)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Movie Movie (1978)	(musical staging)	1978	-	6.5 (387)

2.	Star! (1968)	(dances and musical numbers staged by)	1968	-	6.5 (794)
	AKAs: Loves of a Star! (USA: promotional title) Those Were the Happy Times (USA: reissue title)
3.	Li'l Abner (1959)	(stager: musical numbers, original stage production)	1959	-	6.6 (637)

4.	Guys and Dolls (1955/I)	(dances and musical numbers staged by)	1955	-	7.2 (4,979)

5.	Knock on Wood (1954)	(dances and musical numbers staged by)	1954	-	6.9 (297)

6.	The Band Wagon (1953)	(dances and musical numbers staged by)	1953	-	7.6 (3,477)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	That's Dancing! (1985)	(performer: "The Binge")	1985	-	7.1 (464)

2.	It's Always Fair Weather (1955)	(performer: "March, March", "The Time for Parting", "Once Upon a Time", "I Shouldn't Have Come")	1955	-	7.1 (955)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Laverne & Shirley" (1976)	(1 episode, 1976)	1976	-	6.8 (648)
	AKAs: Laverne & Shirley & Company (USA: syndication title) Laverne & Shirley & Friends (USA: syndication title) Laverne DeFazio & Shirley Feeney (USA: first season title) 1 TV episode: One Flew Over Milwaukee (1976)
2.	Merry Andrew (1958)		1958	-	6.3 (313)

Thanks View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)	(acknowledgment)	1976	-	7.3 (871)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (in production) (2010)	Himself	2010	-	-

2.	Guys and Dolls: The Goldwyn Touch (2006) (V)	Himself	2006	-	-

3.	Guys and Dolls: From Stage to Screen (2006) (V)	Himself	2006	-	-

4.	"Broadway: The American Musical" (2004)	Himself (1 episode, 2004)	2004	-	8.7 (186)
	1 TV episode: Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin': 1943-1960 (2004) Himself
5.	The Masters Behind the Musicals (2004) (V)	Himself	2004	-	-

6.	The DeMille Dynasty (1998) (TV)	Himself	1998	-	-

7.	Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' (1997) (TV)	Himself	1997	-	7.1 (52)

8.	The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997) (TV)	Himself - Honorary Award Recipient	1997	-	6.2 (278)

9.	Musicals Great Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit at MGM (1996) (TV)	Himself	1996	-	7.4 (90)

10.	Julie Andrews: Back on Broadway (1995) (TV)	Himself	1995	-	9.0 (13)

11.	Silver Star! (1994) (V)	Himself	1994	-	-

12.	"Great Performances" (1972)	Himself (1 episode, 1991)	1991	-	8.4 (106)
	1 TV episode: Everybody Dance Now (1991) Himself
13.	The 40th Annual Tony Awards (1986) (TV)	Himself - Presenter & Performer	1986	-	-

14.	The Star-Spangled Revue (1950) (TV)	Himself	1950	-	-


1.	The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)	Memorial Tribute

2.	Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002) (TV)	Himself

3.	That's Dancing! (1985)	Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:

Stage: Choreographer for "The Rothschilds" on Broadway, 1970. Nominated for Tony Award. more

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4 Articles more

Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Documentary | Music more

Plot Keywords:

Dance | Dancer | Singer | Singing more

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