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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 5 Collections and/or Records:

Dee Winterton correspondence, 1971-1981

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2378 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Materials include personal and professional correspondence and campus memos; includes course lists, reports, notes, articles, contact lists, photographs, and letters of recommendation between himself, BYU faculty, and colleagues from other universities in the United States and Canada. Topics discussed in these letters center around potential job positions, letters of appreciation, etc. Dated 1971-1981.

Dates: 1971-1981

Dee Winterton photocopies of additional material, 1962-1967

 Series — Oversize 24: Series 15 [Barcode: 31197239267096]
Identifier: MSS 2378 Series 15
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopied printings of newspaper clippings pertaining to dance programs at Brigham Young University and unrelated topics, including the death of President David O. McKay, posters on musicals in Utah County, letters from organizations including the Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association, and photographs from various dance productions Dee Winterton produced. Materials dated 1962-1967.

Dates: 1962-1967

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

Brad and Dee Winterton correspondence

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232482973]
Identifier: MSS 1747
Scope and Contents

Handwritten correspondence, newspaper clippings, playbills, and research papers written while Winterton was in college. The correspondence is between Winterton and his son Brad while Brad was serving on a mission for the Mormon Church in Spain during the early 1980s. The other materials relate to family matters.

Dates: 1951-1984

Dee Winterton collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2378
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of nine journals which chronicle Dee Winterton's experience as a professor at Brigham Young University, his work with the Ririe-Woodbury dance company, touring with the Brigham Young University Young Ambassadors, and his life with his family in those same years. Also included in the collection are personal papers, film reels, correspondence, and photographs relating to Dee's teaching career, family life, and touring experiences. Dated approximately 1935 to 1984.

Dates: approximately 1935-1984

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