David Winters (choreographer)
{{short description|American actor, dancer, and choreographer (1939–2019)}}
{{About|the actor, director, producer, choreographer, and dancer|other persons of that name|David Winters (disambiguation){{!}}David Winters}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = David Winters
| image = David Winters portrait.jpg
| caption = Winters in the 1960s
| birth_name = David Weizer
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|4|5|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = London, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|2019|04|23|1939|4|5}}
| death_place = Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
| resting_place = Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery
| citizenship = United Kingdom
United States
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Producer
- director
- actor
- screenwriter
- film distributor
- choreographer
- dancer}}
| years_active = 1954–2019
| imagesize = 200px
}}
David Winters (born David Weizer; April 5, 1939 – April 23, 2019) was an English-born American actor, dancer, choreographer, and filmmaker. At a young age, he acted in film and television projects such as Lux Video Theatre, Naked City; Mister Peepers, Rock, Rock, Rock, and Roogie's Bump. He received some attention in Broadway musicals for his roles in West Side Story (1957) and Gypsy (1959). In the film adaptation of West Side Story (1961) he was one of the few to be re-cast. It became the highest grossing motion picture of that year, and won 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
Winters became a dance choreographer. On films, he choreographed several projects with Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret starting with Viva Las Vegas (1964). Other dance choreography credits include T.A.M.I. Show (1964), Send Me No Flowers (1964), Billie (1965), A Star Is Born (1976), etc. On television, he was frequently seen with his troupe on a variety of shows choreographing popular dances of the 1960s. At the Emmy Awards, for the television special Movin' with Nancy (1967), his choreography was nominated in the category Special Classification of Individual Achievements.
In the 1970s, Winters ran Winters-Rosen a production house, where he produced, directed, and choreographed television specials. Some of these credits are The Ann-Margret Show (1968), Ann-Margret: From Hollywood With Love (1969), Raquel! (1970), Once Upon a Wheel (1971), Timex All-Star Swing Festival (1972), etc. In films, he directed Alice Cooper: Welcome to My Nightmare (1976), The Last Horror Film (1982), Thrashin{{'}} (1986), etc. From the 1980s to the 1990s, Winters ran Action International Pictures where he would produce, distribute and sometime direct action oriented films. From the 2000s to his death in 2019, Winters continued to produce, direct, and act.
Early life
Winters was born David Weizer in London, England, the son of Jewish parents Sadie and Samuel Weizer. His family relocated to the United States in 1953. He became a naturalized United States citizen in 1956.{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/33/David-Winters.html|title=David Winters profile|publisher=Filmreference.com|access-date=November 14, 2008}} Winters was interested in dancing at an early age.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fortlauderdaledaily.com/profiles/choreographer-david-winters-opens-about-his-new-film-and-his-love-fort-lauderdale|title=Choreographer David Winters Opens Up About His New Film And His Love Of Fort Lauderdale|website=Fort Lauderdale Daily|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408025155/https://www.fortlauderdaledaily.com/profiles/choreographer-david-winters-opens-about-his-new-film-and-his-love-fort-lauderdale|archive-date=April 8, 2019|access-date=April 8, 2019}}
Career
= Early 1950s-1967: Early roles, stage musicals, and dance choreography =
At age 12, Winters was shining shoes to pay for dance classes afraid his mother would not approve. She eventually caught him and made a deal to make him stop: if he did his bar mitzvah, she would bring him to dance classes. That same year, Winters was spotted by a talent agent while dancing in a Manhattan restaurant. From this point he began acting and dancing on television. By the age of 14 he had worked with Jackie Gleason, Martha Raye, Mindy Carson, Sarah Churchill, Wally Cox, George Jessel, Ella Raines, Paul Douglas, and Perry Como. He also was heard on radio plays with Donald Cook and Joseph Cotten. It led him to act in over 15 television shows during a span of 10 years, including Lux Video Theatre, Naked City, The Red Buttons Show, Mister Peepers, etc.{{Cite news|date=March 4, 1954|title=Flatbush boy, gaining fame on tv, is still a kid at home|page=7|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle}}
In 1954, Winters acted in the film Roogie's Bump.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/roogies-bump/cast/116289|title=Roogie's Bump {{!}} TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=April 10, 2019}} That year he performed in the first Broadway revival of On Your Toes, directed by George Abbott and choreographed by George Balanchine. It opened on October 11, 1954, at the 46th Street Theatre, where it ran for 64 performances.{{Cite web |title=On Your Toes Broadway @ 46th Street Theatre – Tickets and Discounts |url=http://www.playbill.com/production/on-your-toes-46th-street-theatre-vault-0000003120 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116183807/https://playbill.com/production/on-your-toes-46th-street-theatre-vault-0000003120 |archive-date=January 16, 2025 |access-date=April 23, 2019 |website=Playbill |language=en}}
On November 23 of that year he acted in another Broadway play called Sandhog.{{Cite web |title=Sandhog Broadway @ Phoenix Theatre – Tickets and Discounts |url=http://www.playbill.com/production/sandhog-phoenix-theatre-vault-0000013486 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920213954/https://playbill.com/production/sandhog-phoenix-theatre-vault-0000013486#carousel-cell601781 |archive-date=September 20, 2024 |access-date=April 23, 2019 |website=Playbill |language=en}} In the musical, Winters alongside Yuriko, Eliot Feld, Muriel Mannings, and Betty Ageloff played a group of kids. Paul Affelder of The Brooklyn Eagle praised all the performances, and found the kids talented.{{Cite news |last=Affelder |first=Paul |date=December 5, 1954 |title=Music used generously in 'Sandhog' at the Phoenix |pages=30 |work=The Brooklyn Eagle}}
In 1956 he acted in Rock, Rock, Rock!.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/rock-rock-rock/cast/116194|title=Rock, Rock, Rock {{!}} TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=April 10, 2019}}File:Gee Officer Krupke West Side Story.JPG
In 1957, he acted in Shinbone Alley. The Broadway production opened on April 13, 1957, at The Broadway Theatre and closed on May 25, 1957, after 49 performances.{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/shinbone-alley-broadway-theatre-vault-0000012312|title=Shinbone Alley Broadway @ Broadway Theatre – Tickets and Discounts|website=Playbill|language=en|access-date=April 24, 2019}} Later that year, he played the role of Baby John in the original Broadway production of West Side Story.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sondheim.com/shows/west_side_story/|title=Sondheim.com – Putting it together since 1994.|website=www.sondheim.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409043703/http://www.sondheim.com/shows/west_side_story/|archive-date=April 9, 2019|access-date=April 9, 2019}} Conceived, directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins, it ran for 732 performances before going on tour. The production was nominated for six Tony Awards including Best Musical.[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=2639 " West Side Story Broadway"] IBDB.com, accessed October 15, 2016
On May 21, 1959, he starred as Yonkers in the original production of Gypsy.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sondheim.com/works/gypsy/#OBC|title=Sondheim.com – Putting it together since 1994.|website=www.sondheim.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409043535/http://www.sondheim.com/works/gypsy/|archive-date=April 9, 2019|access-date=April 9, 2019}} The show was produced by David Merrick and directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins Critic Frank Rich has referred to it as one of the more influential stagings of a musical in American theatrical history.Rich, Frank (November 17, 1989) The Hot Seat: Theater Criticism for The New York Times, 1980–1993. Random House. 1998. {{ISBN|0-679-45300-8}}. The original production received eight Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical. It closed on March 25, 1961, after 702 performances and two previews.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=adJ5J1kwj3wC&pg=PA81|title=The Golden Age of American Musical Theatre: 1943–1965|last=Naden|first=Corinne J.|date=February 1, 2011|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-7734-4|pages=81|language=en}}
In 1960, he acted in the Broadway musical One More River.{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/one-more-river-ambassador-theatre-vault-0000001026|title=One More River Broadway @ Ambassador Theatre – Tickets and Discounts|website=Playbill|language=en|access-date=April 24, 2019}}
In 1961, he appeared as A-Rab in the movie version of West Side Story directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/1961/film/reviews/west-side-story-3-1200420009/|title=West Side Story|last1=Williams|first1=Whitney|date=September 27, 1961|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=April 20, 2019}} He and Carole D'Andrea, Jay Norman, Tommy Abbott, William Bramley and Tony Mordente were the only actors to have been cast in both the original Broadway show and the motion picture. The film was the highest grossing motion picture of that year, going on to win 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VKfAEMu9j9MC&pg=PA100|title=The Hollywood Film Musical|last=Grant|first=Barry Keith|publisher=Wiley-Blackwell|year=2012|page=100|isbn=9781405182539}}
During that time and moving forward to 1967, he acted regularly on television, he was seen in 77 Sunset Strip, Perry Mason, The Dick Powell Show, and more.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/perry-mason/episode-10-season-7/the-case-of-the-devious-delinquent/100346|title=Perry Mason {{!}} TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=April 19, 2019}}{{Additional citation needed|date=July 2021}}
On January 30, 1963, the play Billy Liar made its American premiere with Winters in the title role.{{Cite news |date=January 23, 1963 |title=Tickets on sale for 'Liar' |pages=C-3 |work=Los Angeles Evening Citizen News}} Margaret Harford of the Los Angeles Times liked the acting and said that Winters played the role with "coltish swagger".{{Cite news |last=Harford |first=Margaret |date=February 1, 1963 |title='Billy Liar' in the U.S. bow at Stage Society |pages=Part IV - 7 |work=Los Angeles Times}}
In 1964, he choreographed George Sidney's Viva Las Vegas starring Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret.{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/21593-VIVA-LAS-VEGAS?cxt=filmography|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|website=catalog.afi.com|access-date=April 20, 2019}} Ann-Margret, who was his student at the time, recommended him for the job.{{Cite news |last=Wakin |first=Daniel J. |date=2019-05-24 |title=What They Left Behind: Legacies of the Recently Departed |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/obituaries/what-they-left-behind-legacies-of-the-recently-departed.html |access-date=2019-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625112236/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/obituaries/what-they-left-behind-legacies-of-the-recently-departed.html |archive-date=June 25, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}} That year Winters choreographed Norman Jewison's Send Me No Flowers,{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/22841-SEND-ME-NO-FLOWERS?cxt=filmography|access-date=2021-08-02|website=catalog.afi.com}} Don Weis' Pajama Party,{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/18542-PAJAMA-PARTY?cxt=filmography|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|website=catalog.afi.com|access-date=April 20, 2019}} and Steve Binder's T.A.M.I. Show.{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/19921-THE-TAMI-SHOW?cxt=filmography|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|website=catalog.afi.com|access-date=April 20, 2019}} T.A.M.I. Show would go on to be deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in 2006 in the National Film Registry.{{Cite web |title=Librarian of Congress Adds Home Movie, Silent Films and Hollywood Classics to Film Preservation List |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-06-234/films-added-to-national-film-registry-for-2006/2006-12-27/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713071014/https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-06-234/films-added-to-national-film-registry-for-2006/2006-12-27/ |archive-date=July 13, 2023 |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA}} He also had a role in the film The New Intern.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-new-interns/cast/107368|title=The New Interns {{!}} TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=April 19, 2019}} On September 21, the variety show Shindig! premiered where Winters served as a choreographer.{{Cite news|date=September 21, 1964|title=Today's Channel Check|work=Cincinnati Enquirer}}
In 1965, he choreographed two musicals starring Elvis Presley: Boris Sagal's Girl Happy and Norman Taurog's Tickle Me.{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/18794-GIRL-HAPPY?cxt=filmography|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|website=catalog.afi.com|access-date=April 20, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/19677-TICKLE-ME?cxt=filmography|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|website=catalog.afi.com|access-date=April 20, 2019}} He also choreographed two Ann-Margret films: Bus Riley's Back in Town and Kitten with a Whip.{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/19643-BUS-RILEY%27S-BACK-IN-TOWN?cxt=filmography|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|website=catalog.afi.com|access-date=April 20, 2019}} Another choreographer credit was Don Weis' Billie.{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/22883-BILLIE?cxt=filmography|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|website=catalog.afi.com|access-date=April 20, 2019}} That year, he started to perform on television with his troupe, named the David Winters Dancers.{{Cite news|date=Feb 6, 1965|title=Sons Of Three Famous Stars On 'Hullabaloo'|work=The Daily Times|volume=LXI}} That year, on the tv show Hullabaloo, he choreographed popular dances of the 1960s, including the Watusi, and originated the Freddy.{{Cite news|last=Crosby|first=Joan|date=April 11, 1965|title=The 'Watusi' Has A Choreographer?|work=Santa Cruz Sentinel}}{{Cite news|last=Smith|first=Gary|date=July 21, 1965|title=All The Hullaballoo To Return|work=The Salina Journal}}
In 1966, he co-produced and choreographed the Lucille Ball television special Lucy in London.{{cite AV media|title=The Lucy Show The Official fifth season|date=2011|last=Binder|first=Steve|type=DVD|language=en|publisher=Paramount|time=Lucy in London|id=097368207448|isbn=1-4157-5767-4}}{{Cite news|date=1966-10-23|title=Lucy's 'London' Is Fun Special|volume=CXXIX|work=Hartford Courant}} Also that year he acted in The Crazy-Quilt by John Korty,{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/22988-CRAZY-QUILT?cxt=filmography|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|website=catalog.afi.com|access-date=April 19, 2019}} and The David Winters Dancers also appeared in the television special MJ's.{{Cite news|date=January 28, 1966|title=Television Log|work=Independent|volume=28}} Finally he choreographed two more Ann-Margret films Boris Sagal's Made in Paris,{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/19610-MADE-IN-PARIS?cxt=filmography|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|website=catalog.afi.com|access-date=April 20, 2019}} and George Sidney's The Swinger.{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/21667-THE-SWINGER?cxt=filmography|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|website=catalog.afi.com|access-date=April 20, 2019}}
In 1967, Winters directed two episodes of the television show The Monkees.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/david-winters/credits/188736|title=David Winters {{!}} TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=April 19, 2019}} He choreographed Elvis Presley in Easy Come, Easy Go.{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/19884-EASY-COME,-EASY-GO?cxt=filmography|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|website=catalog.afi.com|access-date=April 20, 2019}} With the David Winters Dancers, he appeared on the television special Go.{{Cite news|date=April 18, 1967|title=National TV Debut|work=The Argus|volume=VIIII}} That year, he was an associate director for the Broadway play Of Love Remembered, directed by Burgess Meredith.{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/of-love-remembered-anta-playhouse-vault-0000005297|title=Of Love Remembered Broadway @ ANTA Theatre – Tickets and Discounts|website=Playbill|language=en|access-date=April 24, 2019}} Also in 1967, for his choreography on the Nancy Sinatra television special Movin' with Nancy,{{cite AV media |date= 2000|title=Movin' with Nancy|language= en|type=DVD |publisher= Image Entertainment|id= 4895033723509}} he received an Emmy nomination in the category Special Classification of Individual Achievements.{{Cite web|title=Movin' With Nancy|url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/movin-nancy|access-date=April 9, 2019|website=Television Academy|language=en}}
= 1968 to 1986: Subsequent choreography, producing and directing =
In 1968, he co-founded the production company Winters/Rosen which specialized in television specials.{{Cite news|url=https://www.emmys.com/news/award-winning-producer-burt-rosen-dies|title=Award-winning Producer Burt Rosen Dies|work=Television Academy|access-date=October 7, 2018|language=en}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dCgEAAAAMBAJ&q=winters+rosen+productions&pg=PA4|title=TEC, TV Packager Enter Tie|magazine=Billboard|date=April 26, 1969|language=en}} He choreographed and directed The Ann-Margret Show.{{Cite news|last=Jones|first=Paul|date=December 1, 1968|title=Goodies Aplenty On Tube Sunday|work=The Atlanta Constitution|volume=19}} That year, separately from Winters/Rosen, he choreographed and performed with his troupe on the television special Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose, hosted by Princess Grace Kelly.{{Cite news|date=February 24, 1968|title=Princess Grace and the Weather|work=The Times|volume=68}}
In 1969, Winters directed and choreographed Ann-Margret: From Hollywood With Love (for which Winters received an Emmy nomination for dance choreography).{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Of0QAAAAQBAJ&q=Ann+Margret+david+winters&pg=PA33|title=Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936–2012, 2d ed.|last=Terrace|first=Vincent|date=June 6, 2013|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-1240-9|language=en}} Also that year, he produced and choreographed The Spring Thing.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Of0QAAAAQBAJ&q=david+winters+variety&pg=PA343|title=Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936–2012, 2d ed.|last=Terrace|first=Vincent|date=June 6, 2013|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-1240-9|language=en}}
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On April 26, 1970 CBS released Raquel Welch's first television special Raquel!, Winters produced, directed and choreographed.{{cite book|title=Television: The Business Behind the Box.|url=https://archive.org/details/televisionbusine00brow|url-access=registration|last=Brown|first=Les|publisher=Harcourt Brace Jovanovich|year=1971|isbn=978-0-15-688440-2|page=[https://archive.org/details/televisionbusine00brow/page/187 187], 188|chapter="Raquel!"}} On the day of the premiere, the show received a 51% share on the National ARB Ratings and an overnight New York Nielsen Rating of 58% share.{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Bryan |date=September 5, 2015 |title=Happy Birthday today to Raquel Welch: Her 1970 primetime TV special will melt your mind! |url=http://nightflight.com/happy-birthday-today-to-raquel-welch-her-1970-primetime-tv-special-will-melt-your-mind/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411013143/http://nightflight.com/happy-birthday-today-to-raquel-welch-her-1970-primetime-tv-special-will-melt-your-mind/ |archive-date=April 11, 2019 |access-date=April 10, 2019 |website=Nightlife |language=en-US}}
In 1971, he produced and directed Once Upon a Wheel, a documentary on auto racing.{{Cite book |last1=Ingle |first1=Zachary |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mJ8emTSlYVoC&q=Once+Upon+a+Wheel+david+winters&pg=PA170 |title=Identity and Myth in Sports Documentaries: Critical Essays |last2=Sutera |first2=David M. |date=2013 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-0-8108-8789-3 |pages=170 |language=en}} It is hosted and narrated by actor Paul Newman.{{Cite news|last=Shull|first=Richard K.|date=April 17, 1971|title=Teaches Stars to Drive|work=The Ithaca Journal}} Winters said that at the time Newman had publicly stated he didn't want to do television and turned it down for this reason until he pitched his vision to him.{{Cite book |last=Winters |first=David |title=Tough guys do dance |publisher=Indigo River Publishing |year=2018 |isbn=978-1-948080-27-9 |location=Pensacola, Florida |pages=2582–2670 |language=English}} The project marked Newman's return to television after a decade long absence,{{Cite journal |date=April 18, 1971 |title='Once upon a wheel' Newman hosts program exploring facets of racings |journal=Press-Telegram |volume=20 |pages=Tele-Vues: Five}} and his first time as the lead of a program.{{Cite journal |date=April 18, 1971 |title='Once Upon a Wheel' is a first |journal=The Town Talk |volume=LXXXIX |pages=Section B: Eleven}} During post-production, Winters said that Newman, who liked what he saw, gave him the idea to add some footage to sell it as a theatrical film worldwide.{{Cite book |last=Winters |first=David |title=Tough guys do dance |publisher=Indigo River Publishing |year=2018 |isbn=978-1-948080-27-9 |location=Pensacola, Florida |pages=2582–2670 |language=English}} Upon its release, the documentary generally received good reviews for its directing, pace, photography, music, and human interest stories.{{Cite journal |last=Gross |first=Ben |date=April 19, 1971 |title=The Diana Ross special tops weekend TV shows |journal=Daily News |volume=52 |pages=35}}{{Cite journal |last=Lowry |first=Cynthia |date=April 19, 1971 |title='Once Upon a Wheel' is successful effort |journal=Pottsville Republican |volume=CLXXI |pages=19}}{{Cite journal |last=Anderson |first=Jack |date=April 20, 1971 |title=Auto race special exciting |journal=The Miami Herald |pages=4–B}}{{Cite journal |last=Harris |first=Harry |date=April 19, 1971 |title=Diana Ross is supreme making people laugh |journal=The Philadelphia Inquirer |volume=284 |pages=15}}{{Cite journal |last=Bishop |first=Jerry |date=April 28, 1971 |title=Why can't Tv movie people tell the story of racing as it is? |journal=Longview Daily News |pages=47}}{{Cite journal |last=Coffey |first=Jerry |date=April 20, 1970 |title=Southwest of 1914-15 setting for two shows |journal=Forth Worth Star-Telegram |pages=6–A}}{{Cite journal |last=Hopkins |first=Tom |date=April 19, 1971 |title=ABC uses special as giant promotions |journal=Dayton Daily News |volume=94 |pages=52}}{{Cite journal |last=Greene |first=Jerry |date=April 20, 1971 |title=Tv Capture racing drama |journal=Florida Today |pages=1C}}{{Cite journal |last=Newton |first=Dwight |date=April 19, 1971 |title=A career in crescendo |journal=San Francisco Examiner |pages=19}}{{Cite journal |last=Dubrow |first=Rick |date=April 19, 1971 |title=Diana Ross, a complete act |journal=The Windsor Star |pages=22}}
That same year, he was an executive producer for The 5th Dimension's television special The 5th Dimension Traveling Sunshine Show.{{cite AV media|title=The 5th Dimension Travelling Sunshine Show|language=en|type=DVD|publisher=V.I.E.W. Video|id=2323|isbn=0-8030-2323-5}}{{Cite news|title=It's Time to Take the 5th|url=|work=Alexandria Daily Town Talk|volume=LXXXIX}}
In 1972, he produced, directed and choreographed the television special The Special London Bridge Special, starring Tom Jones, and Jennifer O'Neill.{{cite book|last1=Ellis|first1=Lucy|last2=Sutherland|first2=Bryony|title=Tom Jones: close up|date=2000|publisher=Omnibus Press|location=London|isbn=978-0-7119-7549-1}} That year, he produced Timex All-Star Swing Festival (which won the Peabody Award and a Christopher Award for Winters as its producer), a live concert with performances by jazz musicians Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, etc.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/457417/all-star-swing-festival|title=All-Star Swing Festival (1977) - Overview - TCM.com|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en|access-date=April 27, 2019}}
In 1973, he directed, choreographed and produced the television movie Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring Kirk Douglas.{{Cite news|date=April 3, 1973|title=Musical Version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Stars Kirk Douglas|url=|work=The Mexia Daily News|volume=74}} At the Emmy Awards it was nominated for outstanding achievement in makeup, costume design, and music direction.{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde|title=Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde|website=Television Academy|access-date=April 9, 2019}}
In 1975, Winters directed the Alice Cooper concert film Alice Cooper: Welcome to My Nightmare.{{Cite web|title=Welcome To My Nightmare: Review|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/welcome-to-my-nightmare/review/132782/|access-date=April 10, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}} That same year, he produced the comedy Linda Lovelace for President.
In 1976, he choreographed Frank Pierson's A Star Is Born, starring Barbra Streisand.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/a-star-is-born/cast/109941|title=A Star Is Born {{!}} TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=April 10, 2019}}
The following year he choreographed credits 22 episodes of TV show Donny & Marie.{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}} That year he also served as a creative consultant on Don Taylor's The Island of Dr. Moreau.{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/55895-THE-ISLAND-OF-DR-MOREAU?cxt=filmography|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|website=catalog.afi.com|access-date=April 20, 2019}}
In 1978, he choreographed Steve Binder's Star Wars Holiday Special.{{cite AV media|title=Star Wars Holiday Special|date=1978|last=Binder|first=Steve|type=VHS|language=en|publisher=CBS FOX|id=OOP-O9}}
In 1979 Winters directed the tennis sport comedy Racquet, starring Bert Convy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/racquet/cast/115294|title=Racquet {{!}} TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=April 10, 2019}} That same year, he choreographed Mark L. Lester's Roller Boogie.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/roller-boogie/cast/116236|title=Roller Boogie {{!}} TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=April 10, 2019}} Also in 1979, Diana Ross In Concert premiered on television, Winters conceived and directed the stage production.{{cite AV media|title=Diana Ross In Concert|date=1984|type=Laserdisc|language=en|publisher=Pioneer Artists|id=PA-84-070}}
In 1980. Winters directed and choreographed the stage show Goosebumps.{{Cite news |date=August 22, 1980 |title=TGIF The Great Index to Fun |work=The San Francisco Examiner |pages=E2}}
In 1981, he choreographed and was creative consultant for the Diana Ross television special Diana.{{Citation|last=NilesNL69|title=Diana Ross 1981 TV-Special|date=February 12, 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvm8uVWl04w&t=1722s|access-date=May 14, 2019}}
In 1982, he produced, directed, wrote, and co-starred in the horror comedy The Last Horror Film, starring Joe Spinell and Caroline Munro.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/80855/the-last-horror-film|title=Last Horror Film, The (1984) - Overview - TCM.com|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en|access-date=April 27, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3374381/blu-ray-review-last-horror-film-good-movie-bad-blu-ray/|title=[Blu-ray Review] 'The Last Horror Film' is a Good Movie with a Bad Blu-ray – Bloody Disgusting|website=bloody-disgusting.com|date=January 12, 2016 |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408034636/https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3374381/blu-ray-review-last-horror-film-good-movie-bad-blu-ray/|archive-date=April 8, 2019|access-date=October 3, 2018}} It played in film festivals.{{Cite web|date=2012-07-01|title=David Winters|url=https://www.dancemogul.com/news/supporting-our-legacy/david-winters/|url-status=live|access-date=2019-05-11|website=Dance Mogul Magazine|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511065717/https://www.dancemogul.com/news/supporting-our-legacy/david-winters/ |archive-date=May 11, 2019 }} At the Sitges Film Festival it was part of their official selection, and won best cinematography.{{Cite web|url=https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/eng/arxiu/1982|title=Festival Archives - Sitges Film Festival - Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya|website=sitgesfilmfestival.com|access-date=April 29, 2019|archive-date=August 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815202026/https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/eng/arxiu/1982|url-status=dead}} At the Saturn Awards the film was nominated for Best International film and Mary Spinell was nominated for best supporting actress.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DU0kG9O1AHoC&q=Saturn+Awards+1982+David+Winters&pg=PA87|title=Caroline Munro, First Lady of Fantasy: A Complete Annotated Record of Film and Television Appearances|last=Cotter|first=Robert Michael "Bobb"|date=January 10, 2014|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786491520|language=en}}
In 1984 he directed the documentary That Was Rock, hosted by Chuck Berry,{{cite AV media|title=That Was Rock|date=1982|last=Winters|first=David|type=VHS|language=en|publisher=Musik Media|id=M 434}} and a television adaptation of Steadfast Tin Soldier.{{cite AV media |date= 1988|title=The Steadfast Tin Soldier|language= en|type=VHS |publisher= Video Treasures|id= 013132907802|isbn= 1-55529-315-8}} Also that year he worked as an artistic adviser on the film Blame it on the Night.{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/57018-BLAME-IT-ON-THE-NIGHT?cxt=filmography|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|website=catalog.afi.com|access-date=April 29, 2019}}
In 1985, he directed Girls of Rock & Roll.{{cite AV media|title=Girls of Rock & Roll|date=1985|last=Winters|first=David|type=VHS|language=en|publisher=Playboy|id=0-1313-29370-3-8}}
In 1986, Winters directed the sports film Thrashin{{'}}, starring Josh Brolin, and Pamela Gidley. Set in Los Angeles, it's about Cory (Brolin), a teenage competitive skateboarder, and his romance with Chrissy (Gidley).{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/57492-THRASHIN%27?cxt=filmography|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|website=catalog.afi.com|access-date=April 20, 2019}} With a notable soundtrack, the film maintains a following.{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}} Prior to the casting of Brolin, Winters wanted Johnny Depp to play Cory.Winters, David (1986). "Audio Commentary Track", Thrashin, DVD, MGM Home Video{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/7178/thrashin/#supplements|title=Thrashin'|access-date=September 29, 2008|last=Tyner|first=Adam|date=August 5, 1993|quote=... something [which the cast] found so astonishing that they apparently called Depp's girlfriend in the middle of the commentary to find out if it's actually true.}} That same year, directed the action film Mission Kill, with Robert Ginty.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/mission-kill/cast/106396|title=Mission Kill {{!}} TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=April 10, 2019}}
= 1987 to 2019: Later works =
In 1987, Winters opened the production company, Action International Pictures. He hired director David A. Prior, with whom he would work regularly moving forward. That year they released Deadly Prey, Aerobicide, and Mankillers.{{cite web|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Mankillers-Blu-ray/158986/|title=Mankillers Blu-ray|publisher=Blu-ray.com|date=September 13, 2016|access-date=December 25, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/David-A-Prior/74288/#Bluray|title=Bluray Movie Editions with David A. Prior (3)|publisher=Blu-ray.com|access-date=December 25, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.wearemoviegeeks.com/2018/09/direct-video-pioneer-david-prior-career-restrospective/|title=Direct-to-Video Pioneer DAVID A. PRIOR – The Career Restrospective [sic]|date=September 12, 2018|website=We Are Movie Geeks|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408051630/http://www.wearemoviegeeks.com/2018/09/direct-video-pioneer-david-prior-career-restrospective/|archive-date=April 8, 2019|access-date=April 8, 2019}}
In 1988, he directed the action film Rage to Kill starring James Ryan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/501888/rage-to-kill|title=Rage to Kill (1988) - Overview - TCM.com|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en|access-date=April 27, 2019}} That year also saw the release of the space opera science fiction film Space Mutiny.{{Cite news|date=1989-04-06|title=Recent movies|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|volume=320}} While being the credited director, Winters disowned the film. According to him, upon the first shooting day, he was informed that his father had passed. Being emotionally troubled and with a funeral to attend, Winters was unable to perform his duties and passed it on to his assistant director Neal Sundstorm. However, he was informed that the investors had agreed to the film only with Winters as its director, and could face litigation if he withdrew, hence the credit.{{Cite book |last=Winters |first=David |title=Tough guys do dance |publisher=Indigo River Publishing |year=2018 |isbn=978-1-948080-27-9 |location=Pensacola, Florida |pages=4348–4411 |language=English}} The film has the reputation of being an amusing ,unintentionally funny, and campy B-movie.{{Cite journal |last=Reagan |first=Danny |date=March 31, 1989 |title=Two from AIP, and a very weird one from Vestron |journal=Abilene Reporter-News |pages=2C}}{{Cite journal |last=Mayo |first=Mike |date=April 26, 1989 |title=A foursome of farces from the far side |journal=The Roanoke Times |pages=Extra: 1}}{{Cite journal |last=Lounges |first=Tom |date=May 5, 1989 |title=Aliens, lasers stir excitement in science fiction release |journal=The Times |pages=C-6}} That year, Winters produced Dead End City,{{Cite web|title=Dead End City (1988) - Overview - TCM.com|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/502228/dead-end-city|access-date=2019-04-27|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en}} Death Chase,{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/504271/death-chase|title=Death Chase (1988) - Overview - TCM.com|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en|access-date=2019-05-07}} Night Wars,{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/85027/night-wars|title=Night Wars (1988) - Overview - TCM.com|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en|access-date=2019-05-07}} and Phoenix The Warrior.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/503134/phoenix-the-warrior|title=Phoenix the Warrior (1988) - Overview - TCM.com|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en|access-date=2019-05-07}}
In 1989, the action film Code Name Vengeance was released, with Winters directing and producing.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b79daf9e6|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427024827/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b79daf9e6|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 27, 2019|title=Code Name Vengeance (1989)|website=BFI|language=en|access-date=April 27, 2019}} Robert Ginty played the lead.{{cite AV media|title=Codename Vengeance|date=1989|last=Winters|first=David|type=DVD|language=en|publisher=Moonstone|location=UK|id=5 030462 012490}} Winters would go on to produce The Bounty Hunter (1989),{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/505568/the-bounty-hunter|title=Bounty Hunter, The (1989) - Overview - TCM.com|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en|access-date=2019-04-27}} Order of Eagle (1989),{{cite AV media |date= 1989|title=Order of the Eagle|language= en|type=VHS |publisher= AIP Home Video|id= # A-7006}} Future Force (1989),{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/466757/future-force|title=Future Force (1989) - Overview - TCM.com|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en|access-date=2019-04-27}} Time Burst - The Final Alliance (1989),{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/507216/time-burst-the-final-alliance|title=Time Burst - The Final Alliance (1989) - Overview - TCM.com|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en|access-date=2019-05-07}} Deadly Reactor (1989),{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/507792/deadly-reactor|title=Deadly Reactor (1989) - Overview - TCM.com|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en|access-date=2019-05-07}} Hell on the Battleground (1989),{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/502398/hell-on-the-battleground|title=Hell on the Battleground (1989) - Overview - TCM.com|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en|access-date=2019-05-07}} Jungle Assault (1989),{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/507832/jungle-assault|title=Jungle Assault (1989) - Overview - TCM.com|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en|access-date=2019-05-07}} The Revenger (1990),{{cite AV media|title=The Revenger|date=1990|type=VHS|language=en|publisher=AIP Home Video|id=# 7023}} Fatal Skies (1990),{{cite AV media|title=Fatal Skies|date=1990|type=VHS|language=en|publisher=AIP Home Video|id=# 7050}} Future Zone (1990),{{Cite web|title=Future Zone (1990) - Overview - TCM.com|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/466765/future-zone|access-date=2019-04-27|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en}} Deadly Dancer (1990),{{Cite web|title=Deadly Dancer (1990) - Overview - TCM.com|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/512230/deadly-dancer|access-date=2019-04-27|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en}} Operation Warzone (1990),{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/515566/operation-warzone|title=Operation Warzone (1990) - Overview - TCM.com|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en|access-date=2019-05-07}} Rapid Fire (1990),{{Cite web|title=Rapid Fire (1990) - Overview - TCM.com|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/515474/rapid-fire|access-date=2019-05-07|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en}} The Shooters (1990),{{Cite web|title=Shooters, The (1990) - Overview - TCM.com|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/512319/the-shooters|access-date=2019-05-07|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en}} The Final Sanction (1990),{{Cite web|title=Final Sanction, The (1990) - Overview - TCM.com|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/511211/the-final-sanction|access-date=2019-05-07|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en}} Lock 'n' Load (1990),{{Cite web|title=Lock 'n' Load (1990) - Overview - TCM.com|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/81659/lock-n-load|access-date=2019-05-07|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en}} Born Killer (1990),{{Cite web|title=Born Killer (1990) - Overview - TCM.com|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/515512/born-killer|access-date=2019-05-07|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en}} Invasion Force (1990),{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/511240/invasion-force|title=Invasion Force (1990) - Overview - TCM.com|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en|access-date=2019-05-07}} Firehead (1991),{{Cite web|title=Firehead {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/firehead/cast/128234|access-date=April 10, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}} Dark Rider (1991),{{cite AV media|title=Dark Rider|date=1991|type=VHS|language=en|publisher=20:20 Vision|id=NVT 13992}} Raw Nerve (1991),{{Cite book|last=Prouty|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RxHbPxbBM1AC&q=david+winters+variety&pg=PP129|title=Variety TV REV 1991–92 17|date=March 29, 1994|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-8240-3796-3|language=en}} Maximum Breakout (1991),{{cite AV media|title=Maximum Breakout|date=1991|type=VHS|language=en|publisher=AIP Home Video|id=05276975623}} Cop-Out (1991),{{cite AV media|title=Cop-Out|date=1991|type=VHS|language=en|publisher=AIP Home Video|location=US|id=# 7794}} Presumed Guilty (1991),{{Cite news|date=1991-01-06|title=New On Video|pages=87|journal=Austin American-Statesman}} The Last Ride (1991),{{Cite news|title=The Video Guide|volume=115|work=Dayton Daily News}} White Fury (1991),{{cite AV media|title=White Fury|date=1991|last=Prior|first=David A.|type=VHS|language=en|publisher=AIP Home Video|id=# 7055}} Center of the Web (1992),{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/center-of-the-web/cast/128969|title=Center Of The Web {{!}} TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=April 10, 2019}} Armed for Action (1992),{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/armed-for-action/cast/128963|title=Armed For Action {{!}} TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=April 10, 2019}} Blood on the Badge (1992),{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/blood-on-the-badge/cast/128915|title=Blood On The Badge {{!}} TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=April 10, 2019}} and Double Threat (1993).{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/double-threat/cast/129671|title=Double Threat {{!}} TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=April 10, 2019}}
In 1993, AIP was re-branded as West Side Studios with the intent to take a mainstream direction. Under that banner, he produced Night Trap (1993),{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/1993/film/news/aip-renamed-west-side-studios-104385/|title=AIP renamed West Side Studios|last1=Klein|first1=Richard|date=February 26, 1993|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=April 8, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/mardi-gras-for-the-devil/cast/129575|title=Mardi Gras For The Devil {{!}} TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=April 10, 2019}} Raw Justice (1994),{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/raw-justice/cast/130140|title=Raw Justice {{!}} TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=April 10, 2019}} The Dangerous (1995),{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-dangerous/cast/130813|title=The Dangerous {{!}} TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=April 10, 2019}} and Codename: Silencer (1995).{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cVljDwAAQBAJ&q=Jan+Michael+vincent+david+winters&pg=PT239|title=Jan-Michael Vincent: Edge of Greatness|last=Grove|first=David|date=September 15, 2016|publisher=BearManor Media|language=en}}
In 1999, Winters produced Rhythm & Blues.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/528705/rhythm-and-blues|title=Rhythm & Blues (1999) - Overview - TCM.com|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en|access-date=2019-05-08}}
In 2002, he produced, directed, and co-starred the comedy film Welcome 2 Ibiza, which won the Bangkok Film Festival Audience Award.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/537923/welcome-2-ibiza|title=Welcome 2 Ibiza (2002) - Overview - TCM.com|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en|access-date=April 27, 2019}}
In 2003, he produced the horror film Devil's Harvest.{{cite AV media|title=Dark Heaven/ Devils Harvest - Double Feature|date=2005|type=DVD|language=en|id=02157555405}}
In 2005, he produced period filmThe King Maker.
In 2006, Winters acted in Kevin Connor's mini-series Blackbeard.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k8XJ6UcCumYC&q=David+Winters+as+Silas+Bridges&pg=PA10|title=Movies Made for Television: 2005–2009|last=Marill|first=Alvin H.|date=October 11, 2010|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-7659-0|language=en}}
In 2012, Winters acted in the art house film, Teddy Bear.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/22/movies/teddy-bear-with-the-danish-bodybuilder-kim-kold.html|title='Teddy Bear,' With the Danish Bodybuilder Kim Kold|last=Dargis|first=Manohla|date=August 21, 2012|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408080326/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/22/movies/teddy-bear-with-the-danish-bodybuilder-kim-kold.html|archive-date=April 8, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}
In 2015, Dancin': It's On!, a dance film, premiered which Winters directed. For this project, he said he reconnected with his original passion for dancing.{{Cite web|last=Simmons|first=Tony|title=At long last, 'Dancin' to shine on local screens|url=https://www.newsherald.com/article/20151022/entertainment/151029639|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409032656/https://www.newsherald.com/article/20151022/entertainment/151029639|archive-date=April 9, 2019|access-date=April 9, 2019|website=Panama City News Herald|language=en}} The film stars winners and runners-up of the tv shows, So You Think You Can Dance, and Dancing with the Stars, with Witney Carson as its lead.{{cite AV media |date= 2014|title=Dancin' It's On!|language= en|type=DVD |publisher= Hannover House|id= HH4468}}
In 2018, Winters released his memoir Tough Guys Do Dance.{{Cite book|title=Tough Guys Do Dance|last=Winters|first=David|date=June 11, 2018|publisher=Indigo River Publishing|isbn=978-1-948080-27-9|language=en}}
Death
Winters died on 23 April 2019 at the age of 80, from congestive heart failure.{{Cite web|title=The Original A-Rab, Director/Choreographer/Producer David Winters Has Passed On – Times Square Chronicles|date=April 24, 2019 |url=https://t2conline.com/the-original-a-rab-director-choreographer-producer-david-winters-has-passed-on/|access-date=2019-05-17|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Wild|first=Stephanie|title=Dancer and Choreographer David Winters Dies at Age 80|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Dancer-and-Choreographer-David-Winters-Dies-at-Age-80-20190504|access-date=2019-05-17|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}}
Personal life
Friends with rock singer Alice Cooper upon directing the Welcome to My Nightmare Tour in the mid 1970s, he hired ballerina Sheryl Goddard who became Cooper's wife.{{Cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/alice-cooper-pays-tribute-to-welcome-to-my-nightmare-concert-film-director-david-winters/|title=ALICE COOPER Pays Tribute To 'Welcome To My Nightmare' Concert Film Director DAVID WINTERS|last=Blabbermouth|date=April 25, 2019|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=April 26, 2019}}{{cite web | title=Apr 23, 2019: David Winters, 'West Side Story' Actor and Rock Choreographer, Dies | website=Best Classic Bands | date=2015-08-04 | url=https://bestclassicbands.com/david-winters-obituary-4-24-1999/ | access-date=2023-11-03}}
Winters lived with Linda Lovelace as her boyfriend following her divorce from her first husband. Their relationship lasted until 1976. She credited him for bringing culture in her life.{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2002/04/23/Linda-Lovelace-dies-in-car-crash/54451019598347/|title=Linda Lovelace dies in car crash|website=UPI|language=en|date=2002-04-23|access-date=April 26, 2019}}
Winters was married at least three times. He had a brother, a daughter, two sons, a stepson, and a granddaughter.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/obituaries/david-winters-dead.html|title=David Winters, Energetic Dancer Turned Choreographer, Dies at 80|last=Sandomir|first=Richard|date=2019-05-03|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-05-16|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}
Screen and Stage credits
{{Main|David Winters on screen and stage}}
Awards and nominations
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| 1968
| rowspan=2|Emmy Award | rowspan=2|Nominated | Special Classification of Individual Achievements{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1968/special-classifications-of-individual-achievements|title=Nominees/Winners: Television Academy|website=Emmys.com|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=April 26, 2019}} |
| 1970
| Outstanding Achievement in Choreography{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1970/outstanding-choreography|title=Nominees/Winners: Television Academy|website=Emmys.com|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=April 26, 2019}} | Ann-Margret: From Hollywood with Love |
| rowspan="2" |1971
|Best International Sports Documentary |rowspan="2" |Won | TV special{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}} |rowspan="2" |Once Upon a Wheel |
| World Television Festival Award
| TV special{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}} |
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| 1972 | Won | TV special{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}} | Timex All Star Swing Festival (shared with Burt Rosen, Bernard Rothman, and Jack Wohl) |
| 2002
| Bangkok Film Festival | Won | Audience Award for Best Picture{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}} |
| 2015
| WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival | Won |
Bibliography
- Winters, David (2018). Tough guys do dance. Pensacola, Florida: Indigo River Publishing. {{ISBN|978-1-948080-27-9}}.
References
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Works cited
- Rich, Frank (1989). The Hot Seat: Theater Criticism for The New York Times, 1980–1993. Random House. 1998. {{ISBN|978-0-679-45300-0}}
- Naden, Corinne J. (2011). The Golden Age of American Musical Theatre: 1943–1965. Scarecrow Press. {{ISBN|978-0-8108-7734-4}}
- Grant, Barry Keith (2012). The Hollywood Film Musical. Wiley-Blackwell. {{ISBN|978-1-4051-8253-9}}
- Ingle, Zachary; Sutera, David M. (2013). Identity and Myth in Sports Documentaries: Critical Essays. Rowman & Littlefield. {{ISBN|978-0-8108-8789-3}}
- Winters, David (2018). Tough guys do dance. Pensacola, Florida: Indigo River Publishing. {{ISBN|978-1-948080-27-9}}.
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