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Arthur Mitchell(1934-2018)

  • Actor
  • Choreography
  • Producer
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Arthur Mitchell was born on 27 March 1934 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Dance Theatre of Harlem: Fall River Legend (1989), Playhouse 90 (1956) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (1967). He died on 19 September 2018 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornMarch 27, 1934
DiedSeptember 19, 2018(84)
BornMarch 27, 1934
DiedSeptember 19, 2018(84)
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Known for

Dance Theatre of Harlem: Fall River Legend
TV Movie
  • Producer
  • 1989
Playhouse 90 (1956)
Playhouse 90
8.3
TV Series
  • Coffee (Arabian Dance)
Suzanne Farrell in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1967)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
7.7
  • Puck
  • 1967
Richard Gere in The Cotton Club (1984)
The Cotton Club
6.6
  • Choreography
  • 1984

Credits

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Actor

  • The Day the Fish Came Out (1967)
    The Day the Fish Came Out
    5.3
    • Frank
    • 1967
  • Suzanne Farrell in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1967)
    A Midsummer Night's Dream
    7.7
    • Puck
    • 1967
  • Festival (1960)
    Festival
    5.2
    TV Series
    • 1962
  • Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Camera Three (1954)
    Camera Three
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Man
    • 1960
  • Playhouse 90 (1956)
    Playhouse 90
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Coffee (Arabian Dance)
    • 1958

Choreography

  • Creole Giselle (1987)
    Creole Giselle
    TV Movie
    • choreographer
    • 1987
  • Richard Gere in The Cotton Club (1984)
    The Cotton Club
    6.6
    • choreographer
    • 1984
  • James Earl Jones, Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, Denise Nicholas, and Tracy Reed in A Piece of the Action (1977)
    A Piece of the Action
    6.5
    • choreographer
    • 1977
  • Two by Dove (1995)
    Great Performances: Dance in America
    7.3
    TV Series
    • choreographer
    • 1977
  • The Day the Fish Came Out (1967)
    The Day the Fish Came Out
    5.3
    • choreographer
    • 1967

Producer

  • Dance Theatre of Harlem: Fall River Legend
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1989
  • Creole Giselle (1987)
    Creole Giselle
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1987

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  • Born
    • March 27, 1934
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 19, 2018
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(heart failure)
  • Other works
    He performed in the ballet, "Agon," in the New York City Ballet company production at the City Center in New York City with Diana Adams; Melissa Hayden; Barbara Walczak; Barbara Millberg; Todd Bolender; Roy Tobias; Jonathan Watts; Roberta Lubell; Francis Russell; Dido Sayers and Ruth Sobotka in the cast. Igor Stravinsky was composer. George Balanchine was choreographer. Nananna Porcher was lighting designer. Lincoln Kirstein was producer.
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Did you know

  • Trivia
    He founded (along with the late Karel Shook) the Dance Theatre of Harlem in 1969.
  • Quotes
    I could wait for others to change things for black Americans. Here I am running around the world doing all these things - why not do them at home? I believe in helping people the best way you can; my way is through art.

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