25th December 2007

Michael Kidd Expires

posted in Hollywood News |

 

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Michael Kidd, the award-winning choreographer  for Broadway shows like “Finian’s Rainbow,” “Guys and Dolls”‘ and “Can-Can” and Hollywood musicals like “The Band Wagon” and “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” died Sunday night at his home in Los Angeles. 

The cause of his death being cancer, as quoted by his nephew, Robert Greenwald.

 Biographical sources generally give Mr. Kidd’s age as 88, but Mr. Greenwald said his uncle was actually 92.
On Broadway, Mr. Kidd won five Tony Awards: for “Finian’s Rainbow” in 1947, “Guys and Dolls” in 1951, “Can-Can” in 1954, “Li’l Abner” in 1957 and “Destry Rides Again” in 1960

 

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