Gower Champion
Acting•Born June 22, 1921•Died August 25, 1980 (age 59)•Geneva, Illinois, USA
Biography
Gower Carlyle Champion (June 22, 1919 – August 25, 1980) was an American actor, theatre director, choreographer, and dancer. Champion was born on June 22, 1919, in Geneva, Illinois, as the son of John W. Champion and Beatrice Carlisle. He was raised in Los Angeles, California, where he graduated from Fairfax High School. He studied dance from an early age and, at the age of fifteen, toured nightclubs with friend Jeanne Tyler billed as "Gower and Jeanne, America's Youngest Dance Team". In 1939, "Gower and Jeanne" danced to the music of Larry Clinton and his Orchestra in a Warner Brothers & Vitaphone film short-subject, "The Dipsy Doodler" (released in 1940).
Known For
Filmography
Personal Info
DepartmentActing
BirthdayJune 22, 1921
Day of DeathAugust 25, 1980
Place of BirthGeneva, Illinois, USA
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