Ballet dancer. Partnered Margot Fonteyn. A Governor of the Royal Ballet.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
David Wall, CBE
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Dancer statue
{Top plaque:} Jete (1975) by Enzo Plazzotta, unveiled by The Rt. Hon. The Ear...
Other Subjects
Sir Frederick Ashton
Ballet dancer and choreographer. Born Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton in Guayaquil, Ecuador. He studied under Léonide Massine and Marie Rambert, and was chief choreographer to Ninette de Valoi...
Sammy Davis Jnr
Born Harlem in New York City into a show-biz family. Â Hit the big-time in 1951. Â Lost his left eye in a car crash in 1954. Â Member of Sinatra's Rat Pack. Â In 1967 on TV he greeted Frank's daughter,...
Person, Cinema, Dance, Music / songs, Seriously Famous, Theatre, USA
Dame Margot Fonteyn
Prima ballerina assoluta. Born Reigate as Margaret Hookham. Her stage name was based on "Fontes" the name of her mother's paternal family, wealthy Brazilians. Had a 10 year affair with Constant L...
Jack Buchanan
Actor-manager, song-and-dance entertainer. Born Helensburgh near Glasgow. Died in the Middlesex Hospital. His ashes were scattered from the deck of a Cunard Liner in recognition of his 50+ trans...
Tamara Karsavina
Ballerina. Born in St Petersburg, Russia. Leading ballerina with Sergey Diaghilev's Ballets Russes from its beginning in 1909 until 1922, often paired with Nijinsky. Married British diplomat Henry...

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