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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 20 Collections and/or Records:

Dee Winterton calendars and newspaper clippings, approximately 1935-1984

 Series — Box 19: Series 12 [Barcode: 31197232482957]
Identifier: MSS 2378 Series 12
Scope and Contents

Contains academic year calendars, choreography, tour information, newspaper clippings, articles on Winterton and dance, comics, correspondence, and other materials. Topics discussed in this interview include local musical productions in BYU and local schools in Utah, and letters from Winterton to Kenneth M. Shelton. Dated approximately 1935-1984.

Dates: approximately 1935-1984

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 films, approximately 1956-1979

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2378 Series 15
Scope and Contents

Contains two motion picture Super 8 films depicting various musicals on stage. Dated approximately 1956 to 1979.

Dates: approximately 1956-1979

Dee Winterton journals, 1971-1984

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2378 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Includes journals and corresponding typescripts written by Dee Winterton while living in his home in Provo, Utah. Topics discussed in these journals include his various trips to New York, calligraphy lessons, and personal letters to BYU's Young Ambassadors group. Dated 1971-1984.

Dates: 1971-1984

Dee Winterton papers on Artists-in-Schools Program, approximately 1935-1984

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2378 Series 5 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Materials include Artists-in-Schools Program information, memos, National Dance Association materials, newspaper clippings, correspondence, class rolls, and other materials. Topics discussed in these materials include FYI notices from Charles Reinhart Management, Inc., letters from the National Dance Association, and calendars for the 1980-1981 school year. Dated approximately 1935-1984.

Dates: approximately 1935-1984

Dee Winterton papers on Artists-in-Schools Program and Brigham Young University performing groups, approximately 1935-1984

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2378 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains materials related to the Artists-in-Schools Program, the National Dance Association, the Young Ambassadors, World of Dance, Homecoming Spectacular, and Orchesis. Includes schedules for Young Ambassadors' performances throughout the United States and the world, and FYI packets from Charles Reinhart Management, Inc. Dated approximately 1935-1984.

Dates: approximately 1935-1984

Dee Winterton papers on Artists-in-Schools Program touring and residency groups, 1972-1980

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2378 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains publicity, programs, teaching notes, articles on dance, residency notes, plays, correspondence, itineraries and schedules, personnel information, rosters and address lists, ads and flyers, information sheets, contact lists, lesson outlines, reports, and other materials. Topics discussed in the materials include required policies for performing groups given by the National Endowment for the Arts, and schedules for Dee Winterton's performance groups. Dated 1972-1980.

Dates: 1972-1980

Dee Winterton papers on Brigham Young University musical productions, 1972-1981

 Series — Box 13: Series 9 [Barcode: 31197232482866]
Identifier: MSS 2378 Series 9
Scope and Contents Contains call back and cast lists, rehearsal schedules, director's notes, production meeting outlines, memos, performance notes, announcements, correspondence, price lists, programs, stage maps, posters, scripts, choreography, proposals, catalogs, and other materials. Topics discussed in these materials include production documents for "Brigham!," Handel's "Messiah," "Dido and Aeneas," "Noyes Fludde," "Dames at Sea," "House Talk," "Mr. Krueger's Christmas," and "The Music Man;" budget...
Dates: 1972-1981

Dee Winterton papers on Brigham Young University performing groups, 1970-1984

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2378 Series 5 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents Contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, tour agreements, dates, and itineraries, photos, maps, tour notes, resource lists, memos and meeting minutes, programs, music, show notes, performance lineups, class competency requirements, costume ideas, articles on dance, service awards, posters, and certificates for the Young Ambassadors, World of Dance, Homecoming Spectacular, and Orchesis. Topics include tour schedules for the Young Ambassadors for their performances in regions including...
Dates: 1970-1984

Dee Winterton papers on Brigham Young University performing groups, 1973-1981

 Series — Box 10: Series 6 [Barcode: 31197232482882]
Identifier: MSS 2378 Series 6
Scope and Contents Contains newspaper clippings, posters, articles, financial documents, memos from Brigham Young University faculty, tickets, itineraries and other schedules for the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, correspondence, programs, show scripts for shows including "Motorcycles, Fishing Poles, and Twelve Hundred Boxes of Apples," tour and residency notes, playbills for musicals including "The Wiz" and "A Chorus Line," and other material associated with performances of Dance in Concert, the Ririe-Woodbury...
Dates: 1973-1981

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Archival Object 18
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Subject
Colleges and Universities 15
Education 15
Film festivals -- Utah -- History 15
Letters 5
Photographs 5