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Summary:

"Choreographer Alex Romero created Jailhouse Rock, the iconic Elvis Presley production number, but never received screen credit for his contribution. This book tells his story. The son of a Mexican general, Romero escaped the early 20th century revolution, joined his family's vaudeville dance act and became a dancer in Hollywood"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: 1. Beginnings (1913-1914)
• 2. Early Life (1914-1929)
• 3. Vaudeville (1929-1938)
• 4. Dancing in the Movies (1938-1944)
• 5. Dancing for Jack Cole (1944-1947)
• 6. Words and Music to On the Town (1947-1949)
• 7. Red Danube to Two Weeks with Love (1949-1950)
• 8. American in Paris to The Band Wagon (1950-1953)
• 9. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers to The Eddie Fisher Show (1954-1957)
• 10. Jailhouse Rock (1957)
• 11. Tom thumb to "The Goulash" (1958-1962)
• 12. Stripper to Hustle (1963-1975)
• 13. Endings (1976-2007).

Author/Creator:

Knowles, Mark, 1954-

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The man who made the jailhouse rock: Alex Romero, Hollywood choreographer [by Knowles, M.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Man who made the jailhouse rock [by Knowles, M.] (ISBN 9780786475940; LCCN 2013026685)

Subjects:

Romero, Alex

Choreographers — United States — Biography

Mexican Americans — Biography

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on: Print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

GV1785.R584 K66 2013

ISBNs:

9781476603681
1476603685
9780786475940 [Invalid]
0786475943 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

857490267

Other Control Numbers:

636941 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp11107977