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2004 Ann Miller, dancer, Kiss Me Kate, dies at 84
2003 Gene Anthony Ray, dancer/actor, Fame, dies at 41 2003 Donald O'Connor, actor/dancer, Singing in the Rain, dies at 78 2003 Gregory Hines, dancer/actor, White Nights, dies at 57 2003 Buddy Ebsen, actor/dancer, TV's The Beverly Hillbillies, dies at 95 2000 Jose Greco, flamenco dancer, Ship of Fools, dies at 82 2000 Gwen Verdon, actress/dancer, Damn Yankees, dies at 75 2000 Elvera Davis, tap dancer, dies at 95 2000 Harold Nicholas, dancer, the Nicholas Brothers, dies at 79 1997 Violet Carlson, stage dancer/singer, dies at 97 1997 Tamara Geva, dancer, dies at 91 1996 Paula Hinton, dancer, dies at 72 1996 John Gregory, dancer, dies at 82 1996 Eugene Polyakov, dancer, dies at 95 1996 Ludmilla Chiraeff, ballet dancer, dies at 72 1996 Paul Draper, dancer, dies at 87 1996 Gene Nelson, actor/dancer (SOB, Purple Hills, Starlift), dies at 76 1996 Juliet Prowse, actress/dancer (Mona McCluskey), dies at 59 1996 Louise Brown, dancer/teacher, dies at 89 1996 Ulysses Dove, dancer/choreographer, dies at 49 1996 Tamara Toumanova, dancer, dies at 77 1996 Lucille Bremer, dancer/actress (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 73 1996 Joy Newton, dancer, dies at 82 1996 Antonio Ruiz Soler, spanish dancer, dies at 74 1996 Gene Kelly, actor/dancer (Singing in the Rain), dies at 83 1995 Nina Verchinina, dancer choreographer/teacher, dies at 85 1995 Woiciech Woytek Wiesidlowski Lowski, dancer, dies at 56 1995 Edna Deanne Fuelling, dancer choreographer/drama teacher, dies at 90 1995 Martha Hill, modern dancer/teacher, dies at 94 1995 Dorothy Dickson, actress/dancer (Paying the Piper), dies at 102 1995 James Truitte, dancer, dies at 72 1995 Youly Algaroff, ballet dancer, dies at 77 1995 Travis Kemp, dancer/teacher, dies at 91 1995 Bettina Vernon-Warren, dancer, dies at 75 1995 Prudence Hyman, dancer, dies at 80 1995 Henning Kronstam, ballet dancer, performed over 120 roles with Royal Danish Ballet for over 20 years, dies at 60 of a pulmonary embolism 1995 Alexander Gudonov, Russian dancer/actor (Witness), dies at 45 1995 Ginger Rogers, actress/dancer (Top Hat, Stage Door), dies at 83 1995 Francisco Moncion, dancer, dies at 73 1995 Lorraine Macleod, dancer (Girls Just Want to Have Fun), dies at 65 1994 Erick Frederick Hawkins, U.S. dancer/wed to Martha Graham, dies at 85 1994 Michael [George] Somes, English dancer (Royal Ballet), dies at 77 1994 Charles "Honi" Coles, dancer (1983 Tony award), dies at 81 1994 Evelyn Anderson, dancer, dies at 87 1994 Pearl Primus, dancer, dies at 44 1994 Charles Robert Owen Medley, dancer/Choreographer, dies at 88 1994 Virginia Dale, U.S. actress/dancer (Holiday Inn), dies at about 77 1994 Dancer Gene Kelly suffers a mild stroke 1994 Dominic Lucero, dancer/singer, dies of lymphatic cancer 1994 Igor Youskevitch, dancer, dies at 82 1994 John Morey Downs, actor/dancer/singer, dies at 80 1993 Agnes de Mille, U.S. dancer and choreographer (Oklahoma!), dies at 88 1993 Alexis Smith, dancer/actress (Follies), dies of cancer at 72 1993 Gret Palucca, German dancer and choreographer (Entartet), dies at 91 1993 Edgar Nelson Barclift, dancer, dies after lengthy illness at 76 1993 Michel Renault, French ballet dancer (Giselle), dies 1993 Rudolph Nureyev, Russian ballet dancer (Kirov), dies of AIDS at 54 1992 Jorge Donn, dancer, dies after long illness at 45 1992 Cary Scott Lowenstein, dancer/singer, dies of AIDS at 30 1992 Mary Smithuysen, Dutch dancer/actress (Bridge Too Far), dies 1992 Charles "Honi" Coles, tap dancer, dies of cancer at 81 1992 Hans Zullig, Swiss/German dancer (Green Table), dies 1992 Joan Maloney Rio, dancer, dies of cancer at 57 1992 Jerome Andrews, US/French dancer/choreographer, dies 1992 Indra Kamadjojo, Broekveld, Indon/Dutch dancer (Stille Kracht), dies 1992 Ballet dancer Peter Martins charged with beating his wife 1992 Glen White, dancer/actor (Graft, Camille), dies of AIDS at 42 1992 Joey Cuevas, dancer, dies at 34 1992 Frank Westbrook, dancer/choreographer, dies at 82 1992 Clark Tippet, dancer/choreographer, dies at 37 1992 Corky Geil, dancer, dies in Long Beach, California at 64Okla 1991 Edward M Love, choreographer/dancer, dies of AIDS at 43 1991 Horatio Luro, U.S. horse trainer (Northern Dancer), dies at 90 1991 Tutte Lemkow, dancer/dir (Captain Paradise, I am a Camera), dies at 73 1991 Allan Sobek, dancer, dies 1991 Betty Bowden, British dancer/actress (Vote for Nigel), dies at 86 1991 Irene Campbell, British actress/dancer (Wicker Man, St. Justice), dies 1991 Irina Nijinska, Russian/US dancer, dies at 77 1991 Lino Brocka, director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar), dies in car crash at 51 1990 Steve Condos, tap dancer, dies of heart attack at 71 1989 Helen le Clerq, Dutch dancer, dies 1988 Tucker Smith, singer/dancer (Cool-West Side Story), dies 1987 Fred Astaire, actor/dancer (Royal Wedding, Let's Dance), dies at 88 1987 Antony Tudor, dancer and choreographer (Amer Ballet Theater) dies at 78 1987 Nora Kaye, U.S. ballet dancer, dies at 67 1987 Ray Bolger, actor/dancer (Wizard of Oz), dies at 83 1986 Anna Neagle, actress (Courtney Affair)/dancer, dies at 81 1986 John Bubbles Sublett, tap dancer (Black and Bubbles), dies at 84 1985 Hal LeRoy, dancer/actor (Harold Teen), dies at 71 after surgery 1984 June Preisser, dancer/actress (Babes in Arms), dies in car crash at 61 1984 110th Preakness: Angel Cordero, Jr. aboard Gate Dancer wins in 1:53.6 1984 Avon Long, dancer/actor (Roots: Next Generation), dies of cancer at 73 1984 Balasaraswathi, Indian classical dancer, dies in Madras 1982 Malika A Sabirova, Russian dancer, dies at 39 1982 Eleanor Powell, tap dancer/wife of Glenn Ford, dies at 69 of cancer 1981 Britney Spears, born in McComb, Mississippi, singer, songwriter, dancer, entertainer, number one Billboard Hot 100 hit 'Baby One More Time' 1981 Ray Harrison, dancer (American Song), dies at 64 1980 Gower Champion, dancer (Marge and Gower Champion Show), dies at 60 1979 Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects in New York City 1978 Blanche Calloway, U.S. singer/dancer/radio hostess, dies at 76 1978 Dan Dailey, dancer/actor, dies at 63 1978 Ruth Etting, U.S. dancer/singer (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 80 1978 Queenie Smith, actress/dancer (Funny Side), dies at 79 1978 Kevin Federline, American Dancer 1977 Chantal Lefebvre, Ville LaSalle Que, ice dancer, 1996 Canadians-2nd 1977 Shakira, born in Barranquilla, Columbia, singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, Latin American musical prodigy 1976 Shae-Lyn Bourne, Chatham Ontario, ice dancer, 1995 World Champs-4th 1975 Charles Weidman, U.S. dancer and choreographer (Fables for Our Time), dies 1974 Soviet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defects to west 1973 Savion Glover, dancer and choreographer, Bring in 'da Noise 1973 Tap dancer Ray Castle measured at 1440 taps/minute on BBC TV 1972 Fantasia, Tonya Manley, born in Detroit, Michigan, dancer/actress, Pump it Up 1972 Jose Limon, Mexican/US dancer (moor's pavane), dies at 64 1972 Ted Shawn, U.S. dancer, dies at 80 1971 Yvonne St. Clair, dancer, dies at 57 1971 Victor Kraatz, born in Berlin, Germany, Canadian ice dancer, 1995 World Champs-4th 1970 Michel Brunet, Gatineau Quebec, ice dancer, 1996 Canadians-2nd 1970 Nel Rose, dancer, dies at 55 1969 Nancy Blogg, Swiss dancer, Josephine 1968 Dancer Image DQ due to drugs after winning 94th Kent Derby in 2:02 1967 Mick Hankers, Dutch dancer, Josephine, Sound of Motown 1967 Micky Michelle, Ingrid Hankers, Dutch dancer, Josephine 1965 Fora van Leijenhorst, Curacaos/Netherlands dancer, Josephine 1964 90th Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 1:56.8 1964 Carol Haney, dancer (Pantomime Quiz), dies at 35 1964 90th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 2:00 1963 Carmen Amaya, Spanish flamenco dancer, dies at about 50 1963 Gene Anthony Ray, Harlem, New York, dancer/actor, Leroy-Fame 1963 Deborah Bull, British Dancer 1961 Nia Peeples, Vernia, Hollywood, dancer/host, Fame, Party Machine 1961 Russian ballet dancer Rudolph Nureyev defects to west in Frankfurt 1961 Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defects to West in Paris 1960 Matthew Bourne, English Dancer 1959 91st Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Sword Dancer wins in 2:28.6 1959 Patrick Dupond, born in Paris, dancer, La Bayadere 1959 Ray McDonald, dancer, dies of barbituate overdose at 38 1959 Jody Watley, Chic, dancer, Solid Gold, singer, Looking For a New Love 1958 Doris Humphrey, U.S. dancer and choreographer (Dances of Women), dies at 63 1957 Khandi Alexander, American Dancer 1956 Mark Morris, American Dancer 1955 Fernando Bujones, born in Miami, Florida, ballet dancer 1954 Ib Anderson, Copenhagen, ballet dancer 1953 85th Belmont: Eric Guerin aboard Native Dancer wins in 2:28.6 1953 79th Preakness: Eric Guerin aboard Native Dancer wins in 1:57.8 1952 Patrick Swayze, born in Houston, Texas, actor/dancer, Dirty Dancing, Ghost 1952 W de Basil, US Voskresenski, Russia, ballet dancer, dies 1951 Janet Collins, ballerina, 1st Black dancer with Opera Co, Aida 1951 Karen Kain, Canadian Dancer 1950 Vaslav Fromich Nijinsky, Ukrainian ballet dancer, dies in London 1950 Debbie Allen, born in Houston, Texas, dancer/actress, 3 Girls 3, Lydia-Fame 1949 Alexander Godunov, Russia, composer/dancer, Bolshoi, defected 1979 1949 [Boris] Alexander Godunov, Sakhalin U.S.S.R., dancer/actor, Die Hard 1949 Luther "Bill" Robinson, "Bojangles" famed tap dancer, dies at 71 1949 Ann Reinking, Seattle, dancer/actress, All the Jazz, Micki and Maude 1948 Mikhail Baryshnikov, born in Riga, Latvia, ballet dancer, That's Dancing 1947 Lesley Collier, British ballet dancer 1947 Ulysses Dove, dancer and choreographer 1946 Ben Vereen, born in Miami, Florida, actor/dancer, Pippin, Roots, Webster 1946 Aleksandr Gorshlov, ice dancer, holds 6 titles 1946 Ricardo Anasagasti, Ricardo M Meul, Curaeao, dancer/actor 1945 Harold W. Hennep, Arubians/Dutch dancer/actor, Plus Echo 1945 Gregory Hines, born in New York City, actor/dancer, White Nights, Taps 1944 Joey Heatherton, Rockville Center, New York, dancer/actress, Bluebeard 1944 Francois Ambrosiny, French dancer and choreographer (Fates d'Hebe), dies at 66 1943 Paula Kelly, born in Jacksonville, Florida, dancer/actress, Liz-Night Court 1943 Benedictus H Dancer, botanist, dies at 52 1943 Anthony Dowell, London, ballet dancer, Royal Ballet 1942 Donna McKechnie, Pontiac Michigan, actress/dancer, Company 1942 Vic Dana, Buffalo, singer/dancer, Talent Scouts 1942 Mikhailmichel Fokine, Russian ballet dancer/choreographer, dies 1942 Marian Sarstadt, dancer/ballerina 1942 Frank Mills, pianist/composer/arranger, Music Box Dancer 1942 Malika A Sabirova, Russian dancer 1941 Natalya Bessmertnova, born in Moscow, dancer, Bolshoi, Lenin Prize 1970 1941 Karin von Aroldingen, born in Germany, ballet dancer, New York City Ballet Co 1941 Major Lance, U.S. boxer, dancer and singer, Hey Little Girl 1940 Lino Brocka, born in San Jose, Philippines, director, Macho Dancer, Jaguar 1939 Henrica M L "Wiesje" Backer, Dutch dancer/actress/playwright 1939 Woiciech Wiesidlowski Lowski, dancer 1939 Tommy Tune, born in Wichita Falls, Texas, dancer and choreographer, Boyfriend 1938 Rudolf Nureyev, Russia, ballet dancer and choreographer, Kirov 1937 Cocky van Oost, Kommertje van Vliet, Dutch dancer, Sylphides 1936 Edward Villella, Bayside Queens, ballet dancer, New York City Ballet 1936 Juliet Prowse, Bombay India, actress/dancer, Who Killed Teddy Bear 1934 Carol Lawrence, Illinois, dancer/actress, West Side Story 1934 Jacques d'Amboise, born in Dedham, Massachusetts, ballet dancer, New York City Ballet Company 1934 Henning Kronstam, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, ballet dancer, performed over 120 roles with Royal Danish Ballet for over 20 years 1933 Rudi van Dantzig, Dutch choreographer/ballet dancer, Painted Birds 1932 Carlene Polite, U.S. dancer/activist/author, Sister X 1931 Joseph Lichtman Layton, dancer 1931 Carmen Delavallade, U.S. dancer/singer/actress, Aida 1931 Isabel Peron, Maria Martinez, dancer/president Argentina 1930 Robert Joffrey, Abdullah Jaffa Anver Bey Khan, U.S., dancer 1930 Geoffrey Holder, Trinidad, dancer/actor, Annie, The Wiz 1930 Frank Page, British broadcaster/actor, Hudson Hawk, Dark Dancer 1930 John Gilpin, English ballet dancer, Etudes, Alice in Wonderland 1929 Lorraine Macleod, dancer, Girls Just Want to Have Fun 1928 Erik Bruhn, Copenhagen Denmark, dancer, NNationalatl Ballet of Canada 1928 Will Gaines, jazz dancer 1927 Florence Mills, dancer/singer, dies in New York City at 32 1927 Isadora Duncan, American Dancer 1927 Stanley Dancer, harness racer, 4 Hambletonians, 3 Trot Triple Crown 1926 Vera-Ellen, Westmeyr Rohe, Cincinnati, actress/dancer, Wonder Man 1925 Sammy Davis, Jr., New York City, singer/dancer/actor, Ocean's 11, Candy Man 1925 Donald O'Connor, born in Chicago, Illinois, dancer/actor, Singing in the Rain 1925 Gwen Verdon, born in Louisiana, actress/singer/dancer, Cotton Club, Sweet Charity 1924 Ludmilla Tcherina, French actress/ballet dancer, Sins of Rome 1924 Paula Hinton, dancer 1924 Renee Jeanmaire, Paris, France, dancer, Hans Christian Anderson 1924 Ludmilla Chiraeff, ballet dancer 1923 Dorothy Dandridge, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress/singer/dancer, Porgy and Bess 1923 Ann Miller, Lucille Ann Collier, Cherino, Texas, dancer, On the Town 1923 Lucille Bremer, dancer/actress, Ruthless, Ziegfeld Follies 1922 Marina Candael, Flemish dancer/choreography, Rhapsody in Blue 1922 Francisco Moncion, dancer 1921 Antonio Ruiz Soler, spanish dancer 1921 Cyd Charisse, Tula Finklea, Amarillo, Texas, dancer/actress, East Side 1920 Bettina Vernon-Warren, dancer 1920 George Skibine, Russian/U.S. dancer and choreographer, Tragedy in Verona 1920 Don Saddler, Van Nuys California, dancer, Holiday Hotel 1919 Pearl Primus, dancer 1919 Marge Champion, born in Los Angeles, California, dancer, Marge and Gower Champion Show 1919 Tamara Toumanova, dancer 1918 Jose Greco, Italy, flamenco dancer, Holiday for Lovers 1918 Youly Algaroff, ballet dancer 1917 Pam Henningen, Cornelia CP Ingenegeren, Indonesian/Dutch dancer 1917 Ram Gopal, Indies/English dancer, Blue Peter, Purple Plain 1917 Mata Hari, Dutch dancer/German spy, executed by firing squad in Paris 1917 Michael [George] Somes, England, dancer, Royal Ballet 1915 Noelle de Mosa, Netherlands/British dancer/teacher, Brigadoon 1914 Travis Kemp, dancer/teacher 1914 John Gregory, dancer 1914 Hans Zelig, Swiss dancer 1913 Patricia "Boots" Mallory, U.S. dancer/actress, Handle With Care 1913 Irina Nijinska, Russian/US dancer 1912 Eleanor Powell, Springfield Massachusetts, actress/tap dancer, Bdwy Melody 1912 Alfred G Vanderbilt, thoroughbred horse owner, Native Dancer 1912 Gene Kelly, born in Pittsburgh, dancer/actor, An American in Paris, Going My Way 1912 Gene Kelly, actor/dancer, Xanadu, 40 Carats, Marjorie Morningstar 1912 Igor Youskevitch, dancer 1911 Ginger Rogers, Independence, Missouri, dancer, Gay Divorcee 1911 Charles "Honi" Coles, tap dancer, Tap 1910 David Lichine, Lichtenstein, Russian/US dancer, Make Mine Music 1910 Marius Petipa, French ballet dancer and choreographer (Casse-noisette), dies 1910 Nina Verchinina, dancer choreographer/teacher 1909 Ruby Keeler, Halifax NS, dancer, Dames, 42nd Street 1909 Katherine Dunham, dancer and choreographer, Casbah, Stormy Weather 1909 Robert Murray Halpmann, dancer 1908 Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist and composer (Spanish Dancer), dies 1908 Frederick Hawkins, dancer 1908 Jose Limon, Mexican/US dancer, I, Odysseus 1907 Henry Ritz, comedian/dancer, Ritz Brothers 1907 William Dollar, St. Louis, ballet dancer/choreographer 1907 Tamara Geva, born in Russia, dancer, actress, choreographer, married to George Balanchine 1906 Louise Brown, dancer/teacher 1906 Kathryn Murray, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, dancer, Arthur Murray Dance Party 1906 Josephine Baker, dancer and Parisian night club owner, Folies-Bergere 1905 Charles Robert Owen Medley, dancer/choreographer 1905 Edna Deanne Fuelling, dancer choreographer/drama teacher 1905 Serge Lifar, born in Kiev, dancer, choreographer, Paris Opera Ballet 1904 Anton Dolin, Patrick Healey-Kay, dancer, Girl From Petrovka 1904 Akarova, Marguerite Acarin, Belgian dancer, Les Biches 1904 Ray Bolger, Dorchester Massachusetts, actor/dancer, Wizard of Oz 1904 George Balanchine, dancer/choreographer/ballet producer 1904 Boris Kochno, Russian ballet dancer, La Chatte 1903 Helene Costello, dancer/actress, Love Toy 1902 Willemina J H "Mascha" ter Weene, dancer/ballerina 1902 George Murphy, born in New Haven, Connecticut, Senator-R-California 1965 - 1971, actor and dancer, MGM Parade 1902 John Bubbles, born in Louisville, Kentucky, rhythm tap dancer, No Maps on My Taps 1902 Blanche Calloway, U.S. vocalist/dancer, 12 Clouds of Joy 1902 Gret Palucca, German dancer/choreography, Silent Song 1901 Charles Weidman, born in Nebraska, modern dancer and choreographer, Candide 1899 Fred Astaire, born in Omaha, Nebraska, tap dancer/actor, Easter Parade, Swingtime 1899 Leon Woizikowski, Polish dancer/ballet master, Ballets Russes 1898 Queenie Smith, New York City, actress/dancer, Funny Side 1898 Lucien Petipa, French dancer/choreograph/ballet leader, dies 1896 Ruth Etting, U.S. dancer/singer/actress, Roman scandals 1895 Doris Humphrey, born in Oak Park, Illinois, dancer, Dances of Women 1895 Arthur Murray, born in New York City, dancer, Arthur Murray Dance Party 1895 Arthur Murray, dancer, Arthur Murray's Dance Party 1893 Johan G Dancer, Dutch poet, Meetings 1893 Florrie Rodrigo, Dutch dancer/choreography/teacher, Schepelingen 1893 Dorothy Dickson, actress/dancer, Paying the Piper, Danny Boy 1893 Irene Castle, dancer, leader in anti-vivisection movement 1891 Ted Shawn, U.S. dancer and choreographer, Dance We Must 1890 Vaslav Nijinsky, Ukrainian and U.S. ballet dancer, Petroesjka 1890 Vaslav Nijinsky, born in Kiev, Ukraine, ballet dancer, 3/12 NS 1889 Vaslav F Nijinski, Ukraine/US ballet dancer, l'apres-midi d'une faune 1889 Albert J Sylvester, England, ballroom dancer, Alex Moor Award-1977 1889 John Mills, dancer, Mills Brothers 1885 Lili Green, Alice Sally Mary, Netherlands/England dancer 1880 Aida Overton Walker, U.S. dancer/singer, In Dahomey, Salome 1879 Agrippina J Vaganova, Russian ballet dancer 1878 Francois Ambrosiny, French dancer/choreograph, L'oiseau enchante 1877 Isadora Duncan, SF, free form/interpretative dancer 1876 Mata Hari, Margaretha G Zelle, dancer, courtesan and spy, WW I 1848 King Louis I of Bayern abdicates to marry dancer Lola Montez 1819 Marius Petipa, French ballet dancer and choreographer, Don Quiotte 1816 Vincenzo Galeotti, Tomazelli, Italian dancer/choreographer, dies at 73 1815 Lucien Petipa, French dancer/choreographer/ballet leader 1787 Maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45 1770 Marie AC de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer, dies at 60 1758 Pierre-Gabriel Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer 1741 Maximilian JLP Gardel, French dancer and choreographer, Menuet Reine 1733 Vincenzo Galeotti, Tomazelli, Italian dancer/choreographer 1729 Gaetano B Vestris, Italian/French ballet dancer. 1727 Jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer and choreographer, ballet d'action 1710 Marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer 548 Theodora, dancer/empress of Byzantine (Nika-oproer), dies |
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