Herbert Ross was born on May 13, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA as Herbert David Ross. He was a director and producer, known for Footloose (1984), Steel Magnolias (1989) and The Secret of My Succe$s (1987). He was married to Lee Radziwill and Nora Kaye. He died on October 9, 2001 in New York City.
May 13, 1927, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Died
October 9, 2001, New York City, New York, United States
Place Of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Profession
Director, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew
Spouse
Lee Radziwill (m. 1988–2001), Nora Kaye (m. 1959–1987)
Parents
Martha Ross, Louis Chester Ross
Star Sign
Taurus
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Quote
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[on T.R. Baskin (1971)] I was fooled by the script. I discovered in working on the script that it was like quicksand: the harder we worked, the more we investigated, the more damage we did.
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[on working with Goldie Hawn on Protocol (1984)] Everyone knows that the woman is super-talented. She is also a saint. "Protocol" was a difficult production with lots of locations, a big cast and a tight schedule. Goldie was wonderful throughout.
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[on his father's death from heart failure after Ross dropped out of school] The truth will look very ugly in print, but the fact is that I don't feel guilty about what happened. I say this in spite of the fact that certain relatives--fortunately not my sister or my stepmother--accused me of causing my father's death. I would do the same thing again, because there was no other alternative for me. It was almost a primordial urge, like getting back to the sea.
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[explaining why he quit ballet as a professional career] I was too tall and big-boned and never had good feet.
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Fact
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Studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village, New York City.
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Following his death, he was interred with his wife Nora Kaye at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.
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As of 2011, he is the only director to have directed both the Golden Globe winner for Best Drama and Best Musical/Comedy of the same year (The Turning Point (1977) and The Goodbye Girl (1977); he also won the Golden Globe for Best Director that year for the former.).
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