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Sir Robert Murray Helpmann CBE (né Helpman, 9 April 1909 – 28 September 1986) was an Australian ballet dancer, actor, director, and choreographer. After early work in Australia he moved to Britain in 1932, where he joined the Vic-Wells Ballet (now The Royal Ballet) under its creator, Ninette de Valois .
Sep 29, 1986 · Sir Robert Helpmann, an Australian dancer who became an international ballet star and choreographer as well as a noted actor and director, died yesterday in Sydney after a long illness. He was 77...
Robert Helpmann was an Australian-born ballet dancer, choreographer and actor who starred in The Red Shoes, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Mango Tree. He also directed and choreographed several ballets and films, and was a director of the Australian Ballet Company.
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- Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia
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- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sir Robert Murray Helpmann (1909-1986), ballet dancer, actor, producer, director and choreographer, was born on 9 April 1909 at Mount Gambier, South Australia, eldest of three children of James Murray Helpman, a Victorian-born stock and station agent, and his wife Mary, née Gardiner, born in South Australia.
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Oct 1, 1986 · Sir Robert Helpmann, whose work as dancer, choreographer, director and actor spanned the dawn of 20th-Century ballet with Anna Pavlova, “The Red Shoes” and Walt Disney comedies, has died.
Sir Robert Helpmann (born April 9, 1909, Mount Gambier, Australia—died Sept. 28, 1986, Sydney) was an Australian ballet dancer, choreographer, actor, and director. His career encompassed activities in ballet, theatre, and motion pictures.
Robert Helpmann. Actor: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Robert Murray Helpmann was born in Mount Gambier, Australia, as the eldest of three children born to stock and station agent James Murray Helpman and Mary Gardiner.
