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Jacques d'Amboise

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Jacques d'Amboise

Performer, choreographer, dancer
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Jacques d'Amboise

Performer, choreographer, dancer

April 28, 1934

Dedham, Massachusetts

May 2, 2021

Hollywood Reporter

Jacques d'Amboise was an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and actor.

d'Amboise displayed his talent on the big screen in musicals such as Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), Carousel (1956), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1967), and Off Beat (1986).

He also appeared in television dance productions of The Flood, Festival, Shower of Stars, The Best Things in Life Are Free, and Max Liebman Spectaculars.

In 1990, d'Amboise was a Primetime Emmy Nominee for Outstanding Choreography for the documentary Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music.

d'Amboise died May 2, 2021, in Manhattan, New York. He was 86.

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