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Nelson Barclift

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Choreographer 1917–1993 On stage 19371941

Edgar Nelson Barclift (September 14, 1917 – March 11, 1993) was an American choreographer and dancer. As a member of the United States Army's Theatre Section during the Second World War, he was the co-choreographer and principal dancer of Irving Berlin's This Is The Army (1942). He choreographed the musical Around the World (1946). He became the romantic partner of the composer and songwriter Cole Porter in the early 1940s.

On stage 3 productions, 4 years

1937 The Eternal Road Manhattan Opera House · Original · directed by Max Reinhardt 153 perf.
1938 Right This Way 46th Street Theatre · Original · directed by Bertrand Robinson 15 perf.
1941 Lady in the Dark Alvin Theatre · Original · directed by Hassard Short, Moss Hart 467 perf.

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Worked with more than once1 names

William Howell 2 productions

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Also credited on2 works

Around the World
This Is the Army

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In the literature1 passages

  • Cast: Ezra Stone, Burl Ives, Gary Merrill, Julie Oshins, Robert Sidney, Alan Manson, Earl Oxford, Nelson Barclift, Stuart Churchill, Philip Truex, Irving Berlinebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt

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