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Robert Scheerer Obituary

March 3, 2018 Bob Scheerer, an Emmy Award-winning director, Broadway headliner, and featured film star, died March 3. He was 89. He began his career in film musicals with The Jivin' Jacks and Jills. Turning to directing, he was Emmy-nominated for "Fame" and earned an Emmy Award for "The Danny Kaye Show." His later television directing work includes "Star Trek." He danced with or directed Julie Andrews, Fred Astaire, Marge and Gower Champion, Sammy Davis Jr., Bob Fosse, Carol Haney, Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Tommy Rall. He is survived by his wife, Denise Scheerer; daughter Amanda and son Evan; stepdaughter Angel Pennington; grandchildren Rivka Zelig and Rachel, Emily, and Lucas Scheerer; and great-grandchildren Avraham Tzvi, Gavriel, and Chaya Zelig.

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Published by Los Angeles Times on Mar. 17, 2018.

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Martha Crawford (Cantarini)

November 9, 2020

I was a neighbor of Bobby's. He was a classy young man. I and my parents loved him. RIP dear Bobby.

Danette Herman

September 27, 2018

September 27, 2018

I was sorry to learn recently of Bob's passing.

We shared some memories together many years ago.
My sincere sympathies are for his wife and his entire family, most especially Amanda and Evan.

My beloved mother, Ruth, passed last November, so I too am experiencing the loss of a treasured parent.

My thoughts are with you all as I remember Bob.

Danette Herman

Carol Mayo Jenkins

May 22, 2018

Our favorite director on FAME, he was an actors' director, gentle,demanding, encouraging and loving. It was a privilege to work with him.

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