Tallchief, Marjorie, 1926-
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Ballerina Marjorie Tallchief (b. Oct. 19, 1926, Denver, CO) grew up in Fairfax, OK and Los Angeles, CA and is a member of the Osage Nation. She trained under Bronislava Nijinska and David Lichine and was the first Native American to be "première danseuse étoile" of the Paris Opera Ballet. Following her stage career, she taught at the Dallas Ballet and was dance director at the Dallas Ballet, the Chicago Ballet School, and the Harid Conservatory. She was married to choreographer and director, George Skibine; together they had two children.
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referencedIn | American Ballet Theatre records, 1936-ca. 1967 | The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. | |
referencedIn | George Balanchine archive, 1924-1989 (inclusive), 1961-1983 (bulk). | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
referencedIn | Guest, Ivor Forbes. Correspondence with Lillian Moore, 1954. 2 folders (18 items). | New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection | |
referencedIn | Maria Tallchief papers, 1948-2005 | The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. | |
referencedIn | Negatives, 1963-1985. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
referencedIn | Oklahoma Indian Ballerina Festival. [Programs, announcements] | New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection | |
referencedIn | Page, Ruth. Scrapbooks: v. 16-21, | New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection | |
referencedIn | Prominent Personalities: Tallchief, Marjorie | National Archives at College Park | |
referencedIn | Stravinsky-Diaghilev Foundation research files, 1920-1989. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
referencedIn | Tallchief, Maria. Maria Tallchief papers, 1948-2005. | New York Public Library System, NYPL |
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associatedWith | American Ballet Theatre. |
associatedWith | Balanchine, George. |
employeeOf | Dallas Ballet. |
associatedWith | Guest, Ivor Forbes. |
associatedWith | International Ballet of the Marquis de Cuevas. |
associatedWith | Lichine, David |
associatedWith | Markova, Alicia, 1910- |
associatedWith | Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979. |
associatedWith | Nijinska, Bronislava, 1891-1972. |
associatedWith | Oklahoma Indian Ballerina Festival. |
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Skibine, Marjorie, 1926-
Tall Chief, Marjorie Louise, 1926-
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