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- Birth nameJohn Ewing Richter
- Jack Cole was born on April 27, 1911 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), River of No Return (1954) and Kismet (1955). He died on February 17, 1974 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- He formed a de facto ballet school on the Columbia lot in 1944. Among the dancers he trained, were Gwen Verdon, Gwen Verdon, Matt Mattox, and Carol Haney. Other members of the Jack Cole Dancers included Nita Bieber, Gloria Patrice, Ruth Godfrey and Julie Newmar.
- Was nominated for Broadway's 1966 Tony Award as Best Choreographer for "Man of La Mancha."
- He was blind in one eye.
- At the time of his death, he taught dance at the University of California, Los Angeles.
- Influential American dancer and choreographer, educated at Columbia University. Trained as a dancer at the Denishawn School. Performed successfully on Broadway in the 1930's, and, fronting his own troupe of dancers, enjoyed a lengthy tenure at the Manhattan Rainbow Room. Cole was noted for introducing an individualistic style, a fusion of Indian dance and American jazz.
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