Ernie Flatt
Ernest Orville Flatt (October 30, 1918 – June 10, 1995) was an American choreographer and dancer. He won an Primetime Emmy Award and was nominated for six more in the category Outstanding Choreography for his work on the television program "The Carol Burnett Show". As a choreographer he also won a Christopher Award and a Golden Rose. Flatt was also nominated for two Tony Awards in the categories Best Direction of a Musical and Best Choreography. Life and career. In his younger years, Flatt worked on Broadway and in motion pictures such as "An American in Paris" (1951) and  Singing' in the Rain (1952) by Gene Kelly. Later, he turned to television where he had more success choreographing adaptations of Broadway musicals. Flatt was working with Judy Garland and Carol Burnett on their series "The Carol Burnett Show". Flatt died in June 1995 of aortic hemorrhage in Taos, New Mexico, at the age of 76.