Kirkwhite, Iris (c. 1900–1975)
Kirkwhite, Iris (c. 1900–1975)
English theatrical ballet dancer. Name variations: possibly Iris Fenwick. Born c. 1900, in London, England; died Oct 22, 1975, in London, England; sister of Sylvia Fenwick (dancer).
Performed specialty dance act—toe tapping waltz dance—in London theaters in The Blue Mazurka (1925), Sunny (1926) and André Charlot 1928 Revue; performed in Albertina Rasch's Rio Rita with Errol Addison (1930); opened dance school with sister, where she served as co-director for years; began staging yearly Bertram Montague Christmas pantomimes (1942).
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