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Jan 1, 2014 · As was usual for American dancers of the time, he was Russified as ‘Marc Platoff’ for his debut with de Basil’s Ballet Russe and subsequently danced with Leonide Massine’s Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo from 1938-‘42. While with Massine’s company, he choreographed Ghost Town and danced in a Warner Bros. short film The Gay Parisian in 1941.
Apr 4, 2014 · After about a year in the show’s run, Columbia Pictures signed him to a contract and he got a part in the 1945 Rita Hayworth film, “Tonight and Every Night,” in which he had a solo reminiscent of...
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After he stopped dancing, Platt served as the director of the Radio City Music Hall Ballet for several years, then transitioned to full-time teaching. In 2000, Platt was presented with the Nijinsky Award at the Ballets Russes Reunion. He appeared in the 2005 documentary Ballets Russes. [5]
Nov 20, 2005 · In 1942, Platt heard the call of Broadway and the movies. He left the Ballets Russes, and for years alternated between stage and film. On Broadway, he played Dream Curly in the original Broadway...
He appeared in the 2005 documentary Ballets Russes. He was born Marcel Emile Gaston LePlat in Pasadena on Dec. 2, 1913, the only child of a concert violinist and soprano singer. In 2000, Platt was presented with the Nijinsky Award at the Ballets Russes Reunion.
Apr 1, 2014 · Marc Platt, a dancer who crisscrossed the country in the 1930s with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo before bringing his buoyant charm to such musicals as the original Broadway production of...
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Dec 4, 2013 · One of the greats, Marc Platt, a veteran of the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo (as Marc Platoff), Agnes de Mille’s original Broadway cast of “Oklahoma,” “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” and “Tonight and Every Night,” just turned 100. And his friends are throwing a party him in northern California this weekend.
