Production Staff
Frederick Hazlitt Brennan
Bookwriter
Bookwriter
Homer Curran
Bookwriter
Bookwriter
George Forrest
Lyricist
Lyricist
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Composer
Composer
Robert Wright
Lyricist
Robert Wright (i)
Lyricist
Howard Bay
Settings
Lighting Designer
Scenic Designer
Lighting Designer
Jack Cole
Choreographer
Choreographer
Homer Curran
Producer
Presenter
Jules Dassin
Director
Director
(Staging)
(Staging)
Arthur Kay
Musical Director
Edwin Lester
Producer
Producer
George Martin
Assistant Choreographer
Matt Mattox
Dance Captain
Irene Sharaff
Costume Designer
Costumes
Gwen Verdon
Assistant Choreographer
Born Gwyneth Evelyn Verdon in Culver City, California to British emigrant parents, Joseph William Verdon (1896-1978) and Gertrude Lillian Verdon (nee Standring; 1896-1956), she had one brother, William Farrell Vernon (1922-1991). Her father was an electrician at MGM and Gertrude was a former dancer and vaudeville veteran. When she was a child, young Gwen was afflicted with rickets, a disease that left her legs so badly misshapen that she was called "Gimpy" by other children and had to wear orthopedic boots and stiff braces. Gertrude Verdon placed her daughter in dance classes at the age of 3 in hopes of ... read more
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Orchestrator
Robert Zeller
Choral Director
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