Editing Bob Fosse (section)

== Personal life ==
=== Marriage and relationships ===
[[File:Gwen Verdon 1954.jpg|thumb|right|170px|Fosse married and collaborated with dancer [[Gwen Verdon]].]]
Fosse married dance partner Mary Ann Niles (1923–1987) on May 3, 1947, in Detroit.<ref>Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867–1952</ref> In 1952, a year after he divorced Niles, he married dancer [[Joan McCracken]] in New York City;<ref>New York City, Marriage Indexes, 1907–1995</ref> they divorced in 1959.<ref>Sagolla, Lisa Jo. ''The girl who fell down: a biography of [[Joan McCracken]]'' (2003), UPNE; {{ISBN|1-55553-573-9}}, p. 204: "They were wed in a simple civil ceremony by New York's deputy chief clerk at 3:30 pm on December 30, 1952."</ref>

His third wife was dancer and actress [[Gwen Verdon]], whom he met choreographing ''[[Damn Yankees]]'', in which she starred.<ref>[[Fosse/Verdon]], Episode 2 "Who's Got the Pain?"</ref> In 1963, they had a daughter, [[Nicole Fosse]], who later became a dancer and actress. Fosse's extramarital affairs put a strain on the marriage and by 1971 they were separated, although they remained legally married until his death in 1987. Verdon never re-partnered.<ref name=gottfried /><ref>{{cite news |last=Berkvist |first=Robert |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/19/theater/gwen-verdon-redhead-who-high-kicked-her-way-to-stardom-dies-at-75.html |title=Gwen Verdon, Redhead Who High-Kicked Her Way to Stardom, Dies at 75 |work=The New York Times |date=October 19, 2000 |access-date=August 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Pacheo |first=Patrick |url=https://ew.com/article/2000/11/03/remembering-gwen-verdon/ |title=Remembering Gwen Verdon&nbsp;– Bob Fosse's inspiration was perhaps Broadway's greatest dancer |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=November 3, 2000 |access-date=August 8, 2009 |archive-date=December 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215182022/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,278295,00.html |url-status=live}}</ref> During their joint career, Fosse would continually take blame from critics while Gwen Verdon would get praise, no matter how much influence Verdon had on a production. However, Verdon always looked out for him and the Fosse family image, hosting grandiose cast parties and being Fosse's personal press secretary throughout their marriage.<ref name=":0" />

Fosse met dancer [[Ann Reinking]] during the run of ''Pippin'' in 1972. According to Reinking, their romantic relationship ended "toward the end of the run of ''Dancin{{'}}''" (1978).<ref>Pacheco, Patrick. [https://web.archive.org/web/20131221215836/http://articles.latimes.com/1998/may/03/entertainment/ca-45702/3 "Every Step She Takes"] ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', May 3, 1998</ref> Reinking acted in his musical drama film ''[[All That Jazz (film)|All That Jazz]]'', which was loosely based on Fosse's life.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/ann-reinking-tony-winning-chicago-and-all-that-jazz-star-dies-at-71-4105083/|title= Ann Reinking, Tony-Winning 'Chicago' and 'All That Jazz' Star, Dies at 71|website= The Hollywood Reporter|date= December 15, 2020|accessdate= May 20, 2024}}</ref>

=== Illness and substance abuse ===
In 1961, Fosse's [[epilepsy]] was revealed when he had a seizure onstage during rehearsals for ''The Conquering Hero''.<ref name="gottfried" />
Fosse's time outside of the rehearsal studio or theater was seldom spent alone. As stated in the biography ''Fosse'' by [[Sam Wasson]], "nights alone were murder on Fosse". To alleviate loneliness and insomnia brought on by his prescribed amphetamines, Fosse would often contact dancers he would work with and try to date them, making it hard for many to refuse his advances, but also giving him the affirmation of success he sought.<ref name=":0" />

=== Death ===
Fosse died of a heart attack on September 23, 1987, at [[George Washington University Hospital]] while the revival of ''Sweet Charity'' was opening at the nearby [[National Theatre (Washington, D.C.)|National Theatre]].<ref name=obit>{{cite news |last=McQuiston |first=John T. |title=Bob Fosse, Director and Choreographer, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/24/obituaries/bob-fosse-director-and-choreographer-dies-a-veteran-at-13.html |quote=Robert Louis Fosse was born in Chicago on June 23, 1927, the son of a vaudeville entertainer. He began performing on the vaudeville circuit as a child, and by the age of 13 he was a seasoned veteran of many burlesque shows.&nbsp;... |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=September 24, 1987}}</ref> He had collapsed in Verdon's arms near the Willard Hotel.<ref>Hall, Charles and Stevenson, Douglas. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/09/24/bob-fosse-dies-after-collapsing-on-dc-street/85aaf6d6-e440-402e-b74e-7bd290ce10d3/ "Bob Fosse Dies After Collapsing on D.C. Street"] ''The Washington Post'', September 24, 1987</ref> As he had requested, Verdon and Nicole Fosse scattered his ashes in the Atlantic Ocean off [[Quogue, New York|Quogue, Long Island]], where Fosse had been living with his girlfriend of four years.{{sfn|Gottfried|2003|pages=449–450}} A month after his death, Verdon fulfilled Fosse's request for his friends to "go out and have dinner on me" by hosting a star-studded, celebrity-filled evening at [[Tavern on the Green]] with Verdon, Reinking, [[Jessica Lange]], [[Roy Scheider]], [[Ben Vereen]], and [[E. L. Doctorow]] attending.<ref>{{cite news |last=Barron |first=James |date=1987-12-20 |title=FOLLOW-UP ON THE NEWS; Fosse's Present Is Show-Stopper |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/20/nyregion/follow-up-on-the-news-fosse-s-present-is-show-stopper.html |access-date=2021-04-30 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>