Hoctor, Harriet

Harriet Hoctor (b. Sept. 25, 1905 in Hoosick Falls, New York; d. June 9, 1977 in Arlington, Virginia) was a dancer on Broadway and in films during the 1920s, 1930s and early 1940s. She began dance lessons at the age of twelve with Louis H. Chalif. She also studied with Ivan Tarasov, Anton Dolan, Merriel Abbott and Nicholas Legat. At seventeen, she started performing in vaudeville with the Keith/Orpheum Circuit. A year later the Duncan Sisters hired her to dance in "Topsy and Eva." In 1926, Hoctor began a life-long dance partnership with William Holbrook. She also became a featured dancer in Florenz Ziegfeld musicals. Hoctor danced in the films The Great Ziegfeld (1936) and Shall we dance (1937). She opened her own ballet school in Boston in 1945. In 1974, she retired and moved to Lorton, Virginia.

From the description of Harriet Hoctor collection, 1917-1972 (bulk 1923-1937). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71129920

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