Gower Champion

Gower Champion
Birth name	Gower Carlyle Champion
Born	June 22, 1919 in Geneva, Illinois, USA
Died	August 25, 1980 in New York, New York, USA from blood cancer
Notable Shows
Awards

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Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
The Marge and Gower Champion Show	Himself	1957	1

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
General Electric Theater	Mr. Death	5x08 - The Rider on the Pale Horse	November 4, 1956
The Jack Benny Program	Himself	7x16 - Visit from the IRS	April 21, 1957
General Electric Theater	Thomas Birch	6x05 - Mischief at Bandy Leg	November 3, 1957
The Bell Telephone Hour	Himself	2x04 - The Music of Gershwin	November 20, 1959

Awards and Accolades

Tony Awards

(8 Wins in 15 Nominations)

• Won: Best Choreography (1949, 1961, 1964, 1968, 1981)
• Won: Best Direction of a Musical (1961, 1964, 1968)

Trivia

• Was married to Marge Champion from 1947 to 1973; one child
• Died just hours before the opening of his musical 42nd Street