<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (March 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (March 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Jerome Robbins </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Robbins at a photo shoot in 1968 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz (1918 - 10 - 11) October 11, 1918 Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> July 29, 1998 (1998 - 07 - 29) (aged 79) Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cause of death </Th> <Td> Stroke </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Resting place </Th> <Td> Ashes scattered in the Atlantic Ocean </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Theater producer, director, dancer, and choreographer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1937--1998 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awards </Th> <Td> Full list </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Jerome Robbins </Th> </Tr>

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