Dancer Alvin Ailey, 58, Dies;Company Explored Black American Themes From: The Washington Post | Date: December 2, 1989| Author: Martin Weil | Copyright 1989 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Alvin Ailey Jr., the choreographer and director of a great American dance company who translated black American song and story into ballet that thrilled audiences around the world, died yesterday at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.

The founder and director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater died of a blood dyscrasia, a rare disorder of the bone marrow, his physician, Dr. Albert B. Knapp, said in an interview last night.

Widely recognized as one of the most dynamic ...

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