Interview with Marjorie Tallchief. 1976.

Massine, Léonide, 1896-1979

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Leonide Feodorovitch Miassin (Massine) was born in Moscow in 1896. His mother, Eugenia, was a soprano in the Bolshoi Theatre chorus, and his father, Feodor, played French horn in the Bolshoi Theatre orchestra. Massine's parents had a daughter, Raissa, and three other sons. Although all of his brothers were engineers, Massine entered the Imperial Theatre School at age 8, studying both drama and ballet. Massine intended a career as an actor, and, in fact, was later noted for his drama...

Tallchief, Marjorie, 1926-

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Ballerina Marjorie Tallchief (b. Oct. 19, 1926, Denver, CO) grew up in Fairfax, OK and Los Angeles, CA and is a member of the Osage Nation. She trained under Bronislava Nijinska and David Lichine and was the first Native American to be "première danseuse étoile" of the Paris Opera Ballet. Following her stage career, she taught at the Dallas Ballet and was dance director at the Dallas Ballet, the Chicago Ballet School, and the Harid Conservatory. She was married to choreographer and director, Geo...

International Ballet of the Marquis de Cuevas.

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Skibine, George, 1920-1981

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American ballet theatre

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The American Ballet Theatre is an American ballet company founded by Oliver Smith and Lucia Chase in 1940. From the guide to the American Ballet Theatre Programs, 1940-1979, (Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections) Ballet Theatre, an outgrowth of the Mordkin Ballet which started in 1937 as an outlet for the students from Mikhail Mordkin's school, was inaugarated with Richard Pleasant as director in the fall of 1939. Its stated goal was to ...

Shelton, Suzanne.

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Ervin Richard Guymon was born 13 October 1907 in Pacheco, Chihuahua, Mexico. His family moved to Blanding, Utah in 1911. Ervin married Elizabeth Mary (Beth) Park on 1 April 1930 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He died 28 June 2006 in Blanding, Utah. Elizabeth Mary (Beth) Park was born 15 October 1907 in Mill Creek, Utah. She died 1 December 1988 in Blanding, Utah. From the guide to the Ervin Richard and Beth Guymon oral history interview, 1978 June 1, (L. Tom Perry ...

Nijinska, Bronislava, 1891-1972

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Markova, Alicia, Dame, 1910-2004

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