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Winterton, Dee (1936-1984)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1936 - 1984

Biographical History

Dee Winterton (1935-1984) was a dance professor in Utah.

Dee R Winterton was born in Midvale, Utah, in 1935. As a young man, he worked closely with his father on the family cattle ranch, raising prize-winning steers. After completing college, Winterton toured with the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, and participated in residencies in association with the National Endowment for the Humanities' Artists-in-Schools Program.

As a professor in the Dance Department at Brigham Young University, Winterton worked closely with the The Dancers' Company, Lamanite Generation, the Young Ambassadors' touring group, and musical theater productions. He also served as the artistic director for revues at Sundance, Utah for several years. He and his wife, Maureen, were the parents of four sons, Brad, Greg, Rolph, and Jay Dee. Dee was killed in an automobile accident on October 15, 1984.

Citation:
*MGZR Winterton, Dee. Clippings.

Ancestry.com, via WWW, Jan. 31, 2014 (Dee R. Winterton; b. July 25, 1936 in Provo, Utah; parents: Ralph Deloy Winterton and Elma Mayre Rolfe; m. Mar. 17, 1960, four children; d. Oct. 14, 1984 in Wasatch County, Utah)

Find a Grave, via WWW, Jan. 31, 2014 (Dee R. Winterton; m. in Salt Lake Temple to Maureen Shepherd; dance professor at Brigham Young University, 1968-1984; served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Central Atlantic Mission; bachelor's degree and MPA, University of Utah; taught seminary at South Summit High School; member of Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company; coordinator of Dance Department; director of Young Ambassadors; director of Sundance Summer Theater)

UPB files, September 16, 2013 (professor in the Brigham Young University Dance Department; born in Midvale, Utah, in 1935; worked with his father on the family cattle ranch; raised prize-winning steers; after college, toured with the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company; participated in residencies in association with the Artists-in-Schools Foundation; worked closely with the Lamanite Generation; worked with Young Ambassadors' touring group; worked with musical theater productions; oversaw choreography of revues at Sundance, Utah; wife, Maureen; four sons, Brad, Greg, Rolph, Jay Dee; killed in an automobile accident on October 15, 1984)

Email from Patrick Debenham, May 16, 2023 (Dee R Winterton; involved with The Dancers' Company performing group at Brigham Young University; participated in Artists-in Schools Program of the National Endowment for the Humanities; artistic director at Sundance)

Familysearch, via WWW, May 23, 2023 (Dee R Winterton)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Dee Winterton research and writings, 1974-1981

 Series — Box 6: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197232482932]
Identifier: MSS 2378 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains campus memos, department periodicals, book lists, programs, articles, bibliographies, addresses, comics, research material, foundation and grant applications, scholarship information, correspondence, writing guidelines, notes, assignments, brochures, contracts, photographs, poetry, typescripts, and newspaper clippings. Topics discussed in these materials include choreography, composing literature, and writing drama. Dated 1974-1981.

Dates: 1974-1981

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