Gower Carlyle Champion (June 22, 1919 – August 25, 1980) was an American actor, theatre director, choreographer, and dancer.

Aug 26, 1980 · Gower Champion, one of the theater's leading musical directors and choreographers, whose musical “42d Street" opened last night at the Winter Garden Theater, …

During rehearsals for the Broadway production, "42nd Street," Champion continued to work although cast members noticed his illness. A few days before the scheduled show opening at …

Gower Champion was born on 22 June 1921 in Geneva, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and director, known for An Evening with Julie Andrews and Harry Belafonte (1969), Lovely to Look …

Gower Champion, 61, the famed choreographer and former dancer who was a major figure on the Broadway musical stage and the director of such hits as "Hello Dolly!," died yesterday, hours …

May 22, 1987 · LEE, Mass. -- Blake Gower Champion, 25, the son of famed dancers Marge and Gower Champion, was killed in an auto accident, police said Friday. Champion, also a dancer, …

Gower was cast in ten major films after that and was the director of two others. In 1950, the couple began appearing in dramatic television productions. In 1957, they hosted their own …

Gower Champion Eight-time Tony Award® winner Gower Champion (b. Geneva, Illinois, 22 June 1919; d. New York City, 25 August 1980) was a dancer, film actor, choreographer, and stage …

08.24.10 Remembering Gower Champion By Peter Filichia — Thirty years have passed since the most famous Winter Garden incident happened. After David Merrick had heard his production …

Gower Champion was born on June 22, 1921 in Geneva, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and director, known for An Evening with Julie Andrews and Harry Belafonte (1969), Hello, Dolly! …