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Lester Horton(1906-1953)

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Lester Horton was born on 23 January 1906 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He is known for Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946), Frisco Sal (1945) and Phantom of the Opera (1943). He died on 2 November 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 23, 1906
DiedNovember 2, 1953(47)
BornJanuary 23, 1906
DiedNovember 2, 1953(47)
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Known for

Acquanetta, Johnny Sheffield, and Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
6.0
  • Choreography
  • 1946
Turhan Bey, Alan Curtis, Andy Devine, Susanna Foster, Thomas Gomez, and Fuzzy Knight in Frisco Sal (1945)
Frisco Sal
5.3
  • Choreography
  • 1945
Nelson Eddy and Susanna Foster in Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Phantom of the Opera
6.4
  • Additional Crew
  • 1943
Peter Coe, Jon Hall, and Maria Montez in Gypsy Wildcat (1944)
Gypsy Wildcat
5.8
  • Choreography
  • 1944

Credits

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Choreography

  • Burt Lancaster and Virginia Mayo in South Sea Woman (1953)
    South Sea Woman
    6.2
    • choreographer
    • 1953
  • Maureen O'Hara and Paul Hubschmid in Bagdad (1949)
    Bagdad
    5.3
    • choreographer
    • 1949
  • Maria Montez in Siren of Atlantis (1948)
    Siren of Atlantis
    5.5
    • choreographer
    • 1948
  • Louise Allbritton, Preston Foster, Maria Montez, Robert Paige, and Sabu in Tangier (1946)
    Tangier
    6.3
    • choreographer
    • 1946
  • Acquanetta, Johnny Sheffield, and Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)
    Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
    6.0
    • dance director
    • 1946
  • Louise Allbritton, David Bruce, Susanna Foster, and Franchot Tone in That Night with You (1945)
    That Night with You
    6.4
    • dance director
    • 1945
  • Charles Coburn, Robert Paige, and Ginny Simms in Shady Lady (1945)
    Shady Lady
    6.5
    • choreographer
    • 1945
  • Yvonne De Carlo and David Bruce in Salome, Where She Danced (1945)
    Salome, Where She Danced
    5.4
    • dance director
    • 1945
  • Turhan Bey, Alan Curtis, Andy Devine, Susanna Foster, Thomas Gomez, and Fuzzy Knight in Frisco Sal (1945)
    Frisco Sal
    5.3
    • choreographer
    • 1945
  • Peter Coe, Jon Hall, and Maria Montez in Gypsy Wildcat (1944)
    Gypsy Wildcat
    5.8
    • director of choreography
    • 1944
  • Turhan Bey, Jon Hall, and Maria Montez in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1943)
    Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
    6.3
    • dance director (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Jon Hall, Maria Montez, and Sabu in White Savage (1943)
    White Savage
    5.8
    • choreographer
    • 1943
  • Zedra Conde, Jane Frazee, and Allan Jones in Moonlight in Havana (1942)
    Moonlight in Havana
    4.8
    • choreographer (uncredited)
    • 1942

Music Department

  • Alan Curtis, Aurora Miranda, Ella Raines, and Franchot Tone in Phantom Lady (1944)
    Phantom Lady
    7.2
    • stager: musical numbers
    • 1944

Additional Crew

  • The Climax (1944)
    The Climax
    5.4
    • operetta staged by
    • 1944
  • Nelson Eddy and Susanna Foster in Phantom of the Opera (1943)
    Phantom of the Opera
    6.4
    • opera sequences staged by
    • 1943

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 23, 1906
    • Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • November 2, 1953
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies

Did you know

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    Choreographed the unforgettable "Dance of the Leopard Men" for Tarzan and the Leopard Woman.

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