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to whom he was married for many years. Much of Breaux's best recognized work was also in collaboration with the songwriting Sherman Brothers. In 1948 he appeared on Broadway in the original cast of ''

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'' at the New Century Theatre in New York City and in 1958 he appeared in ''

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'' at the St. James Theatre, also in New York City. Marc Breaux with Dee Dee Wood, choreographed the Broadway musical ''

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,'' from 1960 through 1962. Following some health issues in the late 1970s, Breaux went to work for ex-producer Nick Vanoff at Vanoff's Hollywood post-production company Complete Post. Breaux was

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operator for the company for nearly 20 years until his retirement in the mid-1990s.

Filmography

*'' Design for Dreaming'' (1956) dancer *''

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'' (1962) TV Series (choreographer) (1962–1963) *''Judy and Her Guests'',

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and Robert Goulet (1963) (TV) (choreographer) *"The Hollywood Palace", (1964–1970) (TV) (choreographer-director) *''

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'' (1965/66) (TV) (director-choreographer) *''

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'' (1964) (choreographer), voice of singing cow *''

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'' (1965) (choreographer) *''

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'' (1967) (stager: musical numbers) *'' Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' (1968) (choreographer) *''

Of Thee I Sing ''Of Thee I Sing'' is a musical with a score by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin and a book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind. The musical lampoons American politics; the story concerns John P. Wintergreen, who runs for President o ...

'' (1972) (TV) (choreographer) *''

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'' (1974) (choreographer) *''

The Slipper and the Rose ''The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella'' is a 1976 British musical film retelling the classic fairy tale of Cinderella. The film was chosen as the Royal Command Performance motion picture selection for 1976. Directed by Bryan Forb ...

'' (1976) (choreographer) *''

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'' (1978) (choreographer)

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Breaux, Marc 1924 births 2013 deaths American male voice actors American choreographers People from Carencro, Louisiana