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White was born on March 24, 1922 in Inverness, Nova Scotia. She began taking dance lessons at the age of twelve, and eventually her studies took her to the famed San Francisco Ballet Company. Her first Broadway performance was in 1947 in Finian's Rainbow. Her next assignment was in Guys and Dolls, in which she both performed and assisted the choreographer, Michael Kidd, beginning an association that lasted through various productions until, in 1956, she choreographed her first Broadway show, Carmen Jones. March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant Governor Myra A. Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Area 55,284 km² (12th)  - Land 53,338 km²  - Water 1,946 km² (3. ... San Francisco skyline. ... Note on spelling: While most Americans use er (as per American spelling conventions), the majority of venues, performers and trade groups for live theatre use re. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Petula Clark in the 1968 Warner Brothers film version Finians Rainbow, with music by Burton Lane and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg, opened on Broadway in 1947, with Ella Logan and David Wayne in the lead roles. ... Guys And Dolls is a successful 1950 musical. ... Michael Kidd (b. ... 1956 is a leap year starting on Sunday. ... Carmen Jones is a musical which is a modern look at the Georges Bizet opera Carmen from an African-American viewpoint. ...

She married actor Larry Douglas in 1948; they divorced in 1959.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded White a special Oscar for her work on Oliver (1968), only one of two ever presented for choreography. Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Oliver is a given name, meaning kind one, and is usually a male name. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

Theater credits

• 1978 Working (Dance and Musical Staging)
• 1979 I Love My Wife (Musical Staging)
• 1975 Goodtime Charley (Choreography)
• 1974 Gigi (Choreography)
• 1971 70, Girls, 70 (Choreography
• 1970 Gantry (Direction and Choreography)
• 1969 1776 (Musical Staging)
• 1967 Illya Darling (Choreography)
• 1966 Mame (Choreography)
• 1965 Half a Sixpence (Choreography)
• 1964 I Had a Ball (Choreography)
• 1961 Let It Ride (Choreography)
• 1960 Irma La Douce (Choreography)
• 1959 Take Me Along (Choreography)
• 1958 Whoop-Up (Choreography)
• 1957 The Music Man (Choreography)
• 1956 Carmen Jones (Choreography)
• 1955 Silk Stockings (Performer)
• 1950 Guys and Dolls (Performer)
• 1950 Arms and the Girl (Performer)
• 1949 Regina (Performer)
• 1947 Finian's Rainbow (Performer)

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Choreographed films

• The Music Man (1962)
• Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
• Oliver! (1968)
• 1776 (1972)
• The Great Waltz (1972)
• Mame (1974)
• Pete's Dragon (1977)

Tony Award nominations

• 1977 Best Choreography for I Love My Wife
• 1968 Best Choreography for Illya Darling
• 1966 Best Choreography for Mame
• 1965 Best Choreography for Half a Sixpence
• 1961 Best Choreography for Irma La Douce
• 1960 Best Choreography for Take Me Along
• 1959 Best Choreography for Whoop-Up
• 1958 Best Choreography for The Music Man