David Winters (choreographer)

David Winters was an English-born American actor, dancer, choreographer, producer, distributor, director and screenwriter. 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.

5 April 1939

Born on the same birth date (5 April 1939): Crispian St. Peters • Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas • Leka, Crown Prince of Albania • Ronnie White

Born on the same birth day (5 April): Alexei Glukhov • Arthur Berriedale Keith • Chen Huijia • Juan Gisbert Sr. • Jules Ferry • Pascal Couchepin • Serhiy Klymentiev • Vakhtang Iagorashvili

Born in the same month (April 1939): Anthony Lake • Desiré Ecaré • Gro Harlem Brundtland • John McCabe (composer) • Leka, Crown Prince of Albania • Lise Thibault • Luther Johnson (Guitar Junior) • Martin J. Schreiber • Marty Wilde • Marvin Gaye • Paul Craig Roberts • Paul Sorvino • Ray Guy (humorist) • Ray Peterson • Theo Waigel