Robert Alton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Alton

American dancer and choreographer

Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1906

Place of Birth: Bennington, Vermont, United States

Date of Death: 12-Jun-1957

Profession: choreographer, film director, dancer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Robert Alton (28 January 1906 – 12 June 1957) was an American dancer and choreographer, a major figure in dance choreography of Broadway and Hollywood musicals from the 1930s through to the early 1950s.
He is principally remembered today as the discoverer of Gene Kelly, for his collaborations with Fred Astaire, and for choreographic sequences he designed for Hollywood musicals such as The Harvey Girls (1946), Till the Clouds Roll By (1946), Show Boat (1951), and White Christmas (1954).