Danny Dare (March 20, 1905, New York City â€" November 20, 1996,
Tarzana, Los Angeles, California) was an American choreographer,
actor, director, writer, and producer of the stage, screen, and
film.Dare began his career in the 1920s as an actor on the New York
stage, making his Broadway theatre debut in 1923 in the musical Dew
Drop Inn. He then performed on the vaudeville circuit, where he also
gained experience as a choreographer, comedy sketch writer, and
eventually a producer. In 1927 he portrayed Ronnie Webb in the musical
The Five O'Clock Girl, also serving as the show's assistant
choreographer. He soon became highly busy as a choreographer on
Broadway, serving in that capacity for such shows as The Little Show
(1929), Sweet Adeline (1929) Sweet and Low (1930), You Said It (1931),
and Tattle Tales (1933). In 1931 he produced the play Sentinels and
later produced, directed, and wrote the book for the musical Meet the
People (1940).Dare's talents as a choreographer drew the attention of
executives at Paramount Pictures and he was offered a contract with
the studio in 1929. He went on to choreograph several films with the
company including Let's Go Places (1930), Such Men Are Dangerous
(1930), Not Damaged (1930), Wild People (1932), Three Cheers for Love
(1936), Start Cheering (1938), Hit Parade of 1941 (1940), Panama
Hattie (1942), and most notably Holiday Inn (1942). The last film he
choreographed was Road to Utopia in 1946.In 1938 Dare turned to
directing for the first time with the film The Main Event. He never
directed another film, but he was active as a television director
during the 1950s with the shows Damon Runyon Theater and How to Marry
a Millionaire. He also produced a total of eight films between 1945
and 1952.
Tarzana, Los Angeles, California) was an American choreographer,
actor, director, writer, and producer of the stage, screen, and
film.Dare began his career in the 1920s as an actor on the New York
stage, making his Broadway theatre debut in 1923 in the musical Dew
Drop Inn. He then performed on the vaudeville circuit, where he also
gained experience as a choreographer, comedy sketch writer, and
eventually a producer. In 1927 he portrayed Ronnie Webb in the musical
The Five O'Clock Girl, also serving as the show's assistant
choreographer. He soon became highly busy as a choreographer on
Broadway, serving in that capacity for such shows as The Little Show
(1929), Sweet Adeline (1929) Sweet and Low (1930), You Said It (1931),
and Tattle Tales (1933). In 1931 he produced the play Sentinels and
later produced, directed, and wrote the book for the musical Meet the
People (1940).Dare's talents as a choreographer drew the attention of
executives at Paramount Pictures and he was offered a contract with
the studio in 1929. He went on to choreograph several films with the
company including Let's Go Places (1930), Such Men Are Dangerous
(1930), Not Damaged (1930), Wild People (1932), Three Cheers for Love
(1936), Start Cheering (1938), Hit Parade of 1941 (1940), Panama
Hattie (1942), and most notably Holiday Inn (1942). The last film he
choreographed was Road to Utopia in 1946.In 1938 Dare turned to
directing for the first time with the film The Main Event. He never
directed another film, but he was active as a television director
during the 1950s with the shows Damon Runyon Theater and How to Marry
a Millionaire. He also produced a total of eight films between 1945
and 1952.
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