In Nureyev trial, a portrait of the dancer's final year emerges. (Rudolf Nureyev's estate)(Brief Article)

From: Dance Magazine | Date: January 1, 1998| Author: Ben-Itzak, Paul | Copyright information

NEW YORK CITY -- if it was unclear after the first day of trial in federal district court who would win the battle for Rudolf Nureyev's $7 million in New York assets -- the American foundation that bears his name or his sister and niece -- it was clear that the late ballet stars reputation would be tarnished by the testimony.

The Rudolf Nureyev Foundation, headed by the dancer's longtime attorney Barry Weinstein, is asking the court to affirm its right to proceeds from...

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