Choreographer

Edwin Denby

American dance critic and poet (1903–1983)

Born 1903 · TianjinDied 1983United States

Edwin Denby was an American choreographer, born in 1903 in Tianjin, who died in 1983.

Biography

Edwin Orr Denby (February 4, 1903 – July 12, 1983) was an American writer of dance criticism, poetry, and fiction, but is perhaps now best known for his work with Orson Welles in translating and adapting the 1851 French comedy The Italian Straw Hat to the American stage in 1936 in the form of the farce Horse Eats Hat.

From the Wikipedia article “Edwin Denby (poet)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Contemporaries

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Alexandra Danilova

American ballet dancer (1903–1997)

1903–1997
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Willam Christensen

American ballet dancer (1902-2001)

1902–2001
George Balanchine

George Balanchine

American choreographer, dancer and ballet master (1904–1983)

1904–1983
Helen Tamiris

Helen Tamiris

American choreographer (1905-1966)

1902–1966
Robert Alton

Robert Alton

American dancer and choreographer

1902–1957
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Mura Dehn

American dancer, choreographer, and documentary filmmaker (1905-1987)

1902–1987
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Dorothy Alexander

American choreographer (1904–1986)

1904–1986
Myra Kinch

Myra Kinch

American dancer, choreographer, and actor (1904-1981)

1904–1981

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