Jaime Rogers

Jaime Rogers
Born
Jaime Juan Rogers

( 1940 -05-13)May 13, 1940
New York, New York, United States
DiedJanuary 4, 2024(2024-01-04) (aged 83)
New York, New York
NationalityAmerican
Known forDance and choreography
MovementModern/contemporary dance
Spouse
Barbara Dell Alexander
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(m. 1962)​
[1][2]
Lee Lund
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(m. 1972⁠–⁠1981)​
[3][4]
Debbie Esposito
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(m. 1982)​
[2]
Ina Haybaeck
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(m. 1999)​
[5]

Jaime Juan Rogers (May 13, 1940[6] – January 4, 2024[7]) (pronounced and sometimes credited as Hymie Rogers[8][9]) was an American dancer, choreographer, and director. Nominated for an Emmy in 1976, and perhaps best known for his work with Sammy Davis Jr. in the Broadway musical Golden Boy,[8] for choreographing the TV series Fame and his part in the film West Side Story,[10] his career spanned the stage, film and television.

  1. ^ The Benson Sun (Omaha, Nebraska), March 22, 1962, p. 10
  2. ^ a b New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907–2018 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
  3. ^ California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1960–1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
  4. ^ California, U.S., Divorce Index, 1966–1984 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
  5. ^ New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907–2018 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017
  6. ^ New York, New York, U.S., Birth Index, 1910–1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
  7. ^ "Jaime Rogers", Emmys.com. Retrieved October 13, 2024
  8. ^ a b Bill McCormick, "Broadway has Best Fight", The Tennessean, December 27, 1964, p. 81
  9. ^ Robert Musel, Audition's a Ball, Fort Lauderdale News, September 5, 1969, p. 69
  10. ^ Green, S. (1981). Encyclopaedia of the musical film. Italy: Oxford University Press., p298