Paul Godkin

Biography

Paul Godkin's training as a dancer began at age seven in Beaumont, Texas. He toured Europe and the US with the Ballet Russe, and later served in the US Navy for three and a half years during World War II. After the war, Godkin made his choreographic debut in 1948, collaborating with Michael Todd on the international revue in Paris, starring Colette Marchand and Maurice Chevalier.