Bibliograph

Jerome Robbins, a life in dance, Wendy Lesser

Type

Label

Jerome Robbins, a life in dance, Wendy Lesser

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

portraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Jerome Robbins

Oclc number

1024159606

Responsibility statement

Wendy Lesser

Series statement

Jewish lives

Sub title

a life in dance

Summary

Jerome Robbins (1918-1998) was born Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz and grew up in Weehawken, New Jersey, where his Russian-Jewish immigrant parents owned the Comfort Corset Company. Robbins, who was drawn to dance at a young age, resisted the idea of joining the family business. In 1936 he began working with Gluck Sandor, who ran a dance group and convinced him to change his name to Jerome Robbins. He went on to become a choreographer and director who worked in ballet, on Broadway, and in film. His stage productions include West Side Story, Peter Pan, and Fiddler on the Roof. In this deft biography, Wendy Lesser presents Jerome Robbins's life through his major dances, providing a sympathetic, detailed portrait of her subject

Target audience

adult

Classification