Bob Fosse
Birth Name:
Robert Louis Fosse
Birth Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profession
Soundtrack, Actor, Director, Writer, Music department
Fast Facts
- In 2007, he was posthumously inducted into the National Museum of Dance in Saratoga Springs, N․Y
- Performed burlesque dancing on stage in his early teenage years
- In his jazzy choreography, he utilized props like hats, gloves, canes and chairs and moves like turned-in knees, sideways shuffling, rolled shoulders and jazz hands
- Was one of the first to combine different styles of dance into the same musical and was a pioneer of using lighting to direct audience attention to certain points
- Was listed in the Manhattan phone directory throughout his career
- His use of gloves and hats stemmed from the fact that he was self-conscious about his hands and going bald
Awards
- 1972NBR Award - Best Director:Winner
- 1973Oscar - Best Director:Winner
- 1973BAFTA Film Award - Best Direction:Winner
- 1973Bodil - Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film):Winner
- 1973David - Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero):Winner
- 1973DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 1973Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1973Kinema Junpo Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Nominated
- 1975Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
- 1975Palme d'OrNominated
- 1975DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 1975Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1976Blue Ribbon Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Winner
- 1978Sant Jordi - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
- 1979NYFCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 1980Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
- 1980Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
- 1980Palme d'OrWinner
- 1981Bodil - Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film):Winner
- 1984Golden Berlin BearNominated