Donn Arden [SEP] date of birth
Donn Arden
Donn Arden (1916 or 1917 – November 2, 1994) was an American choreographer and producer.
Biography.
Born Arlyle Arden Peterson Arden to a railway executive and a housewife, he grew up in St. Louis.
By the age of 9 he was already making money with dancing, he was considered a good tap dancer.
Arden never married, he was always surrounded by beautiful women and by his own account couldn't be bothered, although he had been engaged in his younger years.
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- Bob Mackie was one time costume designer for Donn Arden
Awards.
The Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce presented Arden with its first Personality of the Year award in the 1970s.
Further reading.
Hopkins, A.D. & K.J. Evans, "The First 100: Portraits of the Men and Women Who Shaped Las Vegas", Huntington Press, 1999, 368p., 
External links.
- Donn Arden bio — "Father of the Feathers"
- Las Vegas Mercury — "Tales of