Agnes De Mille

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Agnes De Mille

Birth
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Death
7 Oct 1993 (aged 88)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Forestburg, Sullivan County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Agnes de Mille (September 18, 1905 – October 7, 1993)American Dancer and Choreographer

She toured the United States and Europe, giving concerts of her own character sketches. She created her first major roles with the Ballet Rambert. Rodeo (1942), was one of her most important ballets. The recipient of many awards, she continued to choreograph ballets for the American Ballet Theatre.

De Mille married Walter Prude on June 14, 1943. They had one child, Jonathan, born in 1946. Her hobbies included collecting fine porcelain and research on the history of clothes, something at which she was an expert. She suffered a stroke on stage in 1975, but recovered. She died in 1993 as a result of a second stroke in her Greenwich Village apartment.
Agnes de Mille (September 18, 1905 – October 7, 1993)American Dancer and Choreographer

She toured the United States and Europe, giving concerts of her own character sketches. She created her first major roles with the Ballet Rambert. Rodeo (1942), was one of her most important ballets. The recipient of many awards, she continued to choreograph ballets for the American Ballet Theatre.

De Mille married Walter Prude on June 14, 1943. They had one child, Jonathan, born in 1946. Her hobbies included collecting fine porcelain and research on the history of clothes, something at which she was an expert. She suffered a stroke on stage in 1975, but recovered. She died in 1993 as a result of a second stroke in her Greenwich Village apartment.