Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991

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Epithet: ballet dancer

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Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991) was an English ballerina. She spent her entire career as a dancer with the Royal Ballet (formerly the Sadler's Wells Theatre Company), eventually being appointed prima ballerina assoluta of the company by Queen Elizabeth II. She was born Margaret Evelyn Hookham on May 18, 1919, to Felix John Hookham and Hilda Acheseon Fontes. She studied at the Vic-Wells Ballet School and made her solo debut in 1935 under the stage name "Margot Fonteyn". She was best know for her artistic partnership with Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev. She married Roberto Arias in 1955. In 1972, she semi-retired, only doing occassional performances until her death on February 21, 1991, at the age of 71.
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