06/22/1921
Geneva, Illinois, USA:
Gower Carlyle Champion (June 22, 1919 – August 25, 1980) was an American actor, theatre director, choreographer, and dancer. Champion was born on June 22, 1919, in Geneva, Illinois, as the son of John W. Champion and Beatrice Carlisle. He was raised in Los Angeles, California, where he graduated from Fairfax High School. He studied dance from an early age and, at the age of fifteen, toured nightclubs with friend Jeanne Tyler billed as "Gower and Jeanne, America's Youngest Dance Team". In 1939, "Gower and Jeanne" danced to the music of Larry Clinton and his Orchestra in a Warner Brothers & Vitaphone film short-subject, "The Dipsy Doodler" (released in 1940).
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42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (2006) as Self (archive footage) |
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That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage) |
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The All-Star Christmas Show (1958) as Self |
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What Day Is It? (1956) as Conroy Gregory |
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Three for the Show (1955) as Vernon Lowndes |
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Jupiter's Darling (1955) as Varius |
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Give a Girl a Break (1953) as Ted Sturgis |
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Everything I Have Is Yours (1952) as Chuck Hubbard |
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Lovely to Look At (1952) as Jerry Ralby |
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Show Boat (1951) as Frank Schultz |
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Mr. Music (1950) as Gower Champion |
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Words and Music (1948) as Specialty Dancer (uncredited) |
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Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) as Dance Specialty |
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Rhapsody in Blue (1945) as Tap Dancer at Remick's (uncredited) |
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42nd Street (2019) Choreographer |
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42nd Street (1986) Choreographer |
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Bank Shot (1974) Director |
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My Six Loves (1963) Director |
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Forty-five Minutes from Broadway (1959) Director |
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The Girl Most Likely (1958) Choreographer |
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What Day Is It? (1956) Director |
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Once Upon a Honeymoon (1956) Director |
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Give a Girl a Break (1953) Musical |
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Everything I Have Is Yours (1952) Choreographer |