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): Arild Monsen • Arne Hoel • Daniel Schneidermann • Sanya Dharmasakti • Thomas Hitzlsperger • Vakhtang Iagorashvili • Yoshiichi Watanabe

Born in the same month (April 1939): Alan Ayckbourn • Brett Whiteley • Crispian St. Peters • Dusty Springfield • JoAnne Carner • John Foley (British Army officer) • Lise Thibault • Luther Johnson (Guitar Junior) • Theo Waigel • Thomas J. Moyer