Marjorie Tallchief was an American ballet dancer, born in 1926 in Denver, who died in 2021.
Biography
Marjorie Tallchief (born Marjorie Louise Tall Chief; October 19, 1926 – November 30, 2021) was an American ballerina and member of the Osage Nation. She was the younger sister of prima ballerina Maria Tallchief and was the first Native American to be named "première danseuse étoile" in the Paris Opera Ballet.
From the Wikipedia article “Marjorie Tallchief”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Contemporaries
Diana Adams
American ballerina and ballet teacher (1926-1993)
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Moscelyne Larkin
American ballet dancer (1925-2012)
Mary-Ellen Moylan
American ballet dancer 1925–2020
Maria Tallchief
American ballerina (1925–2013)
Othella Dallas
American dancer and jazz singer
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Richard Thomas
American ballet dancer (1925-2013)
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Viola Essen
American ballet dancer and actor (1926-1969)
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Stanley Holden
British ballet dancer (1928-2007)
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