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I never danced a step in my life so naturally. My first motion picture was a musical, and Bob Fosse was the choreographer. I didn't exactly dance for Fosse, I just did the best that I could to do what he taught us to do.

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Dick York
Age: 63 †
Born: 1928
Born: September 4
Died: 1992
Died: February 20
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Film Actor
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Television Actor
Fort Wayne
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