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COLE Jack

John Ewing Richter.

 

Date of birth : April 27thl 1911, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Date of death : February 17th 1974, Hollywood, California.

 

Practise: dancer, choregrapher.

 

Address : 2118 Kew Drive, Los Angeles.

Story  

He created the choregraphies of "Moon Over Miamai" (1941), "Kismet" (1944), "Tonight and Every Night" (1945), "Gilda" (1946), "Down to Earth" (1947), "On the RIviera" (1951), "Meet Me After the Show" (1951), "The Merry Widow" (1952), "Three for the Show" '1955), "Gentlemen Marry Brunettes' (1955), and "The Girls" (1957).

For a long time he was accompanied with the music of Hal Schaefer.

He created the choregraphies of Marilyn's every songs and dancing acts in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953), "River of No Return" (1954), "There's No Business Like Show Business" (1954), "Let's Make Love" (1960).

 

He anonymously helped her to play "Running Wild" in "Some Like it Hot" (1959).

She had an absolute and inherent confidence in him, and they immediatley became friends. His role was the one of a teacher who guided her step by step during the shootings; he stood beside the camera and performed Marilyn's steps who watched him and reproduced them like in front of a mirror.

He particularly worked hard with her in "Let's Make Love" because she feared the dencing acts.

 

Il travailla particulièrement dur avec elle dans « Let's make love », car elle craignait les numéros de danse.

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She showed him her gratitude by giving him an envelope containing 1 500$ and a paper saying : "I've been awful and you must have lived bad moments. Take 15 days off in a nice place and forget everything". Two days later, he received another 500$ check and a paper saying : "Stay 3 more days".

Telegram from Jack Cole sent to Marilyn dated February 4th 1960 : .

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