Jack Cole

Cole, Jack (1914–74), choreographer. A native of New Brunswick, New Jersey, he began his career as a dancer in the 1934 failure Caviar. His first choreographic assignment was Something for the Boys (1943), followed by such musicals as Ziegfeld Follies of 1943, Kismet (1953), Jamaica (1957), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), and Man of La Mancha (1965). Cole's art was noted for its debt to Asian and jazz motifs.

Cole, Jack (b New Brunswick, NJ, 27 Apr. 1911, d Los Angeles, 17 Feb. 1974). US dancer and choreographer. He studied with St Denis and Ted Shawn in New York and performed with Shawn's Men Dancers in 1933, and later with the Humphrey-Weidman company. In 1936-7 he toured with his own group on the nightclub circuit and he continued to dance in clubs for more than 30 years. He created Hindu Serenade for the Ziegfeld Follies of 1942 and choreographed several Broadway musicals, including Magdalena (1948), Kismet (1953), and Jamaica (1957), while he directed and choreographed Donnybrook! and Kean in 1961. He choreographed the original Broadway productions of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962) and Man of La Mancha (1965). In Hollywood he helped to train dancers for screen musicals, and he choreographed the film On the Riviera (1951). Among the stars he coached were Rita Hayworth, Betty Grable, and Marilyn Monroe. He choreographed Requiem for Jimmy Dean (1968) for the Harkness Ballet. In all, he worked on 30 films and 20 musicals.

• Born: 1914
• Died: 1974
• Occupation: Actor
• Active: '40s-'50s
• Major Genres: Musical, Comedy
• Career Highlights: Gilda, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Jolson Story
• First Major Screen Credit: Tonight and Every Night (1945)

Biography

Choreographer Jack Cole put together the dance numbers of numerous Hollywood films from the mid-1940s. He is especially noted for the work he did with Rita Hayworth and Marilyn Monroe. Occasionally Cole would himself dance and act in films. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

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