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): Bill Roberts (athlete) • Emperor Go-Fushimi • Fyodor Kudryashov • John Le Mesurier • Jonathan Davies (rugby union, born 1988) • Joris Mathijsen • Joseph Lister • Kaveh Rezaei • Lasantha Wickrematunge • Lidia Trettel • Mariqueen Maandig • Miho Hatori • Mike O'Dowd • Raymond Bonney • Stanley Dziedzic • Yoshiichi Watanabe

Born in the same month (April 1939): Alan Ayckbourn • Anthony Lake • Crispian St. Peters • Dusty Springfield • Jason Miller (playwright) • John Amabile (American football) • John Sculley • Johnny Raper • Klaus Rinke • Luther Johnson (Guitar Junior) • Mel Carter • Paul Sorvino • Peter S. Beagle • Ray Peterson • Stanisław Dziwisz • Theo Waigel