Norton Owen, Director of Preservation at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in the Berkshire Mountains, initiated a celebration of the jazz choreographer, Jack Cole in August. In the video below Owen, joined by dance historian Maura Keefe and southern California’s own Larry Billman (at 8:17), discusses Cole’s early career and clarifies his connection to the place dance fans lovingly call “The Pillow.”
Like this? Read more about Jack Cole:
- Jack Cole and Marilyn Monroe collaborate on “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend” / video
- Jack Cole feted at Jacob’s Pillow / The Huffington Post
- Jack Cole dancer Nita Bieber starts her nephew Christopher on the road to dance / photo
- Jack Cole, dance instructor, teaches class at Jacob’s Pillow / photo
- Mitzi Gaynor kills in Jack Cole’s “I Don’t Care” / video
- Marilyn dances / Los Angeles Times
