Ellis, Lucille (c. 1915–)
Ellis, Lucille (c. 1915–)
American modern dancer. Born c. 1915 in Arkansas.
Performed at clubs in Chicago, before joining Katherine Dunham Company (1939), where she appeared in Tropical Pinafore, Rhumba Trio, Cakewalk, Samba, among others; performed on Broadway in Cabin in the Sky (1940); served as assistant to Dunham for many years and ran 2nd Dunham school in New York City.
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