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Martha Graham Martha Graham
Martha Graham 1894-1991, American dancer, choreographer, and teacher, b. Pittsburgh. Her family moved from Allegheny, Pa., to Santa Barbara, Calif., when she was 14. After 1916, Graham attended the Denishawn School, Los Angeles; in 1920 she made her debut in Ted Shawn's Xochitl, which was created... Read more
Charles Graham Charles Graham
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Graham Swift Graham Swift
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Patricia Birch Patricia Birch
Birch, Patricia 1934(?)- (Pat Birch)PERSONALFull name, Patricia Ann Birch; born c. 1934, in Scarsdale, NY; daughter of Abraham S. and Mary (maiden name, Levinsohn) Birch; married William J. "Bill" Becker III (a film executive); children: Jonathan Heath, Peter Heath, Alison Becker Hurt. Education:... Read more
Isadora Duncan Isadora Duncan
Isadora Duncan , 1878-1927, American dancer, b. San Francisco. She had little success in the United States when she first created dances based on Greek classical art. But in Budapest (1903), Berlin (1904), and later in London and New York City (1908), she triumphed. An innovator, pioneer, and... Read more
Paul Taylor Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor 1930-, American modern-dance choreographer, b. Pittsburgh. Taylor trained as an artist before he received scholarships to study dance. In 1953 he made his debut with the Merce Cunningham company and performed his first dance composition. From 1955 to 1961 he won acclaim both as a... Read more
Henry Duncan Graham Crerar Henry Duncan Graham Crerar
Henry Duncan Graham Crerar , 1888-1965, Canadian general in World War II. He fought in World War I and later headed the Royal Military College. In 1940 he was made chief of the Canadian general staff. In 1941 he was given command of the Canadian 2d Division Overseas; in 1944 he became commander of... Read more
Vivian Fine Vivian Fine
Vivian Fine Composer For the Record… Selected compositions Sources Composer Vivian Fine wrote ballet scores for Martha Graham and José Limón, as well as a significant body of orchestral, v... Read more
Graham Bell Graham Bell
Bell, Graham (1910–1943). British painter and art critic, born in South Africa. After studying at Durban Art School he moved to London in 1931 and became a pupil of Duncan Grant. In the early 1930s he painted abstracts (he exhibited with the Objective Abstractionists in 1934), but from 1934... Read more
Eli Wallach Eli Wallach
WALLACH, Eli 1915–(Ely Wallach) PERSONALBorn December 7, 1915, in Brooklyn, NY; son of Abraham and Bertha (maiden name, Schorr) Wallach; married Anne Jackson (an actress), March 5, 1948; children: Peter Douglas (a special effects director), Roberta Lee (an actress), Katherine Beatrice (an actress).... Read more

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