20 August 2010

Jack Cole bangs the drum, but not slowly

Sometimes the drum took as much of a beating as Jack Cole’s dance students did. [...]

10 August 2010

Kenneth Anger recalls blacklisted Jack Cole dancers

Experimental filmmaker Kenneth Anger recalls the impact a group of blacklisted Jack Cole dancers had on his life.

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6 August 2010

Mitzi Gaynor fabulous in Jack Cole’s “I Don’t Care”

I’m loving Jack Cole’s choreography for Mitzi Gaynor in “The I Don’t Care Girl” from 20th Century Fox in 1953.

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1 August 2010

Jack Cole to be celebrated at Jacob’s Pillow

An afternoon symposium at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival will remember dancer/choreographer Jack Cole, August 14, 2010. arts·meme will attend.

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24 June 2010

Jane Russell remembers “Gentleman” Jack Cole

Jane Russell speaks at Hollywood Heritage about choreographer Jack Cole, who coached her and Marilyn Monroe in Howard Hawk’s comic masterpiece, “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” She says Cole directed the film’s dance sequences. [...]

8 May 2010

The eyes have it ...

Every choreographer works differently. But I’ve found I enjoy dance work that has a vivid engaged facial expression. Sidi Larbi Cherkauoui’s “Orbo Novo” performed by Cedar Lake Dance Friday night lacked this. [...]

18 March 2010

Denishawn’s last living dancer leaves us

The last living member of the pioneering modern dance troupe, Denishawn, Jane Sherman, died yesterday at age 101. [...]

6 August 2009

Marilyn dances . . .

Marilyn Monroe’s six-movie collaboration with Jack Cole began with 1953’s “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” the breakthrough film that made her a superstar. Yet the man behind the icon has been forgotten – an odd missing puzzle piece in view of Monroe’s staying power. [...]

2 August 2009

Why film community matters

In this coming Sunday's Los Angeles Times Calendar section you will find my article about choreographer Jack Cole who coached Marilyn Monroe in movement over the course of six of her films. Most famously, he choreographed "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

Jack Cole also choreographed "Put the Blame on Mame" for Rita Hayworth in Gilda, [...]

1 August 2009

LACMA cancels film program

This is a bizarre personal twist to a story affecting our community.

On Tuesday July 28 I did something I have never done before. I sent a proposal for a series on dance and film to Ian Birnie, the erstwhile head of LACMA’s superb film program. 

The subject was choreographer Jack Cole whom I have been researching [...]