Robert Alton (28 January 1902 – 12 June 1957) was an American dancer and
choreographer, a major figure in dance choreography of
Broadway and
Hollywood musicals from the 1930s through to the early 1950s. He is principally remembered today as the discoverer of
Gene Kelly, for his collaborations with Fred Astaire, and for choreographic sequences he designed for Hollywood musicals such as
The Harvey Girls (1946),
Show Boat (1951), and
White Christmas (1954).