Dee Dee Wood
American choreographer

Dee Dee Wood

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Dee Dee Wood is an American choreographer born on (1927-06-07) June 7, 1927 (age 93) in Boston, Massachusetts, USA as Audrey Donella. She is best known for her work on musical films of the 1960s and 1970s.

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Most of her well-known work was in collaboration with Marc Breaux, both in films and for television. Wood and Breaux were married in 1955 and were later divorced.

In 1964-1970, Wood and Breaux were the choreographers for the weekly musical revue "The Hollywood Palace."She also worked in collaboration with the songwriting duo the Sherman Brothers. She serves as one of the judges for the Emmy Awards (choreography).

Wood appeared on Broadway in Can-Can in 1953 as a performer, and worked as an Assistant to Michael Kidd on L'il Abner (1956) and Destry Rides Again (1959) and was the choreographer (with Breaux) for Do Re Mi (1960).

She lives in Cave Creek, Arizona.