biography
| name: |
De Mille, Agnes (George)
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pronunciation:
[duh mil]
| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1905–93)
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| biography:
| Choreographer, born in New York City, New York, USA. The daughter of the playwright William C de Mille and niece of film producer Cecil B De Mille, she made her dancing debut in 1928. During the 1930s she worked in America and Europe as a dancer and actress. In 1936 she had her first commission as a choreographer, creating the dance sequences for an English film version of Romeo and Juliet. This led to her joining the New York Ballet Theatre, for which she choreographed Rodeo (1942). In the 1940s she choreographed a series of hits both on Broadway and in films, including Oklahoma! (1943), Carousel (1945), Brigadoon (1947), and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949). She founded her own ballet company, toured widely, and was regarded as one of the pre-eminent 20th-c American choreographers. Her books include Dance to the Piper (1952) and The Book of the Dance (1963). |
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