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): Axel von Fersen the Elder • Charlotte Flair • Diamond D • Franklin Chang-Díaz • Gotthelf Bergsträsser • John Hartson • Laima Zilporytė • Matt Bonner • Michael Moriarty • Mike Glumac • Nancy Holt • Stan Ridgway • Đurđica Bjedov

Born in the same month (April 1939): Anthony Lake • Gary Kellgren • John Foley (British Army officer) • John McCabe (composer) • Johnny Tillotson • Judy Carne • Michael Llewellyn-Smith • Reni Santoni • Robert Miller (art dealer) • Robert Skidelsky • Seamus Heaney • Tarcisio Burgnich • Trina Schart Hyman