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West Side Story is a 1961 American musical romantic drama film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, written by Ernest Lehman, and produced by Wise. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same title , which in turn was inspired by Shakespeare 's play Romeo and Juliet .
George Chakiris (born September 16, 1932) is an American actor and dancer. He is best known for his appearance in the 1961 film version of West Side Story as Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks gang, for which he won both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.
West Side Story is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents.. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, the story is set in the mid-1950s in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, then a multiracial, blue-collar neighborhood.
Three days after the death of Stephen Sondheim and 60 years after its first film debut, “West Side Story,” Stephen Spielberg’s expansive remake of the classic movie musical, premiered in New ...
There may be a rumble among movie musical fans when Steven Spielberg's West Side Story remake premieres in theaters on Dec. 10 — 60 years after the beloved 1961 version, co-directed by Robert ...
West Side Story: Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins: Richard Beymer, Natalie Wood, Rita Moreno, Russ Tamblyn, George Chakiris, Simon Oakland: Musical: United Artists; won 10 Oscars; based on stage musical and Romeo and Juliet: When the Clock Strikes: Edward L. Cahn: James Brown, Merry Anders: Crime: United Artists: Wild in the Country: Philip Dunne
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His first big film break came with a small role in West Side Story (1961). During this period, his talent for also playing comedy was spotted by actor Tony Randall , [ 6 ] leading to guest starring roles on the sitcom Dennis the Menace , starring Jay North ; The Donna Reed Show ; and Harrigan and Son , starring Pat O'Brien , the first show ...