Harriet Hoctor was an American choreographer and ballet dancer, born in 1905 in Hoosick Falls, who died in 1977.
Biography
Harriet Hoctor (September 25, 1905 – June 9, 1977) was a ballerina and actress. Composer George Gershwin composed a symphonic orchestral piece ("Hoctor's Ballet") specifically for Hoctor in the film Shall We Dance (1937).
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Contemporaries
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American dancer
Buddy Bradley
American dancer and choreographer
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May O'Donnell
Dancer, Choreographer (1906–2004)
George Balanchine
American choreographer, dancer and ballet master (1904–1983)
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Don Loper
American fashion designer (1906-1972)
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Eleanor King
American dancer (1906–1991)
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Morgan Lewis
American musician
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Dorothy Alexander
American choreographer (1904–1986)
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