Kitchell, Iva (1908–1983)

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Kitchell, Iva (1908–1983)

American concert dancer and dance satirist. Born Emma Baugh, Mar 31, 1908, in Junction City, Kansas; died 1983 in Flagler Beach, FL; took name of adoptive parents; m. Stokely Webster (painter and aeronautical engineer), 1933.

Began career performing with Andreas Pavley and Serge Oukrainsky at Chicago Opera Ballet; was a concert dancer for 20 years, often appearing with Fritz Kreisler, Arthur Rubinstein, Ballet Theater, and Don Cossack Chorus, parodying classical and modern-dance styles; on Broadway, had solo dance acts in The Broken Appointment (1940), Salesman (1941), and Maisie at the Movies (1943), among others; retired (1957).