10 Facts About Walter Gore

Walter Gore was a British ballet dancer, company director and choreographer.

Walter Gore was born in Waterside, East Ayrshire Scotland in 1910 into a theatrical family.

Walter Gore returned as a choreographer in 1938 with his first ballet Final Waltz.

In 1944, whilst on leave from Army duty in France, Walter Gore created a ballet based on Benjamin Britten's Simple Symphony entitled Simple Symphony for the Ballet Rambert.

Walter Gore remained at Ballet Rambert until 1950 and then worked occasionally with the Ballets des Champs-Elysees and the Sadler's Wells Ballet.

Walter Gore founded his own company, The Walter Gore Ballet, in 1953.

Walter Gore led the Frankfurt Ballet from 1957 to 1959, then became the founder and director of the London Ballet from 1961 to 1963.

Walter Gore was the founder and artistic director of the Australian Theatre Ballet, Melbourne.

Walter Gore has to his credit more than 80 choreographies.

Walter Gore met his future wife Paula Hinton while both were dancers in Ballet Rambert.