Helpmann

American

[help-muhn] / ˈhɛlp mən /

noun

Sir Robert (Murray), 1909–86, Australian dancer, choreographer, and actor.

Helpmann British

/ ˈhɛlpmən /

noun

Sir Robert. 1909–86, Australian ballet dancer and choreographer: his ballets include Miracle in the Gorbals (1944), Display (1965), and Yugen (1965)

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He won Australian theater’s prestigious Helpmann Award for best actor for the role.

From Fox News ● Nov. 18, 2019

Replied Helpmann with a bow, "I wish it were my own," humbly explained to Her Majesty that the singing voices had been dubbed in.

From Time Magazine Archive

Adapting classic Viennese operetta to dance has been the dream of Sir Robert Helpmann, 67, the Australian Ballet's director for 50 years.

From Time Magazine Archive

The dancing, featuring Leonide Massine and Robert Helpmann as both choreographers and performers, is proficient.

From Time Magazine Archive

Whilst exploring this river, Stokes and his companions, Helpmann and a sailor, had a most narrow escape.

From The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 by Ernest Favenc

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