Ernest Orville Flatt (October 30, 1918 – June 10, 1995) was an American choreographer and dancer. He won a Primetime Emmy Award and was nominated for six more in the category Outstanding Choreography for his work on the television program The Carol Burnett Show.^[1] As a choreographer he also won a Christopher Award and a Golden Rose.^[2] Flatt was also nominated for two Tony Awards in the categories Best Direction of a Musical and Best Choreography.^[3]

Life and career

In his younger years, Flatt worked on Broadway,^[4] staging the dances and musical numbers in It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman (1966),^[5] and in motion pictures such as An American in Paris (1951),^[6] Singing' in the Rain (1952),^[2] and White Christmas (1954).^[7] Later, he turned to television where he had more success choreographing adaptations of Broadway musicals.^[8] Flatt worked with Judy Garland, and with Carol Burnett on her series The Carol Burnett Show.^[9]

Flatt died in June 1995 of an aortic hemorrhage in Taos, New Mexico, at the age of 76.^[10][11][12]

References

External links

• Ernie Flatt at IMDb