# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ted-shawn
# Generated: 2026-08-13T05:18:27.167Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ted-shawn"
name: "Ted Shawn"
slug: "ted-shawn"
description: "Ted Shawn was an American dancer and choreographer. Considered a pioneer of American modern dance, he created the Denishawn School together with his wife Ruth St. Denis. After their separation he created the all-male company Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers. With his innovative ideas of masculine movement, he was one of the most influential choreographers and dancers of his day. He was also the founder and creator of Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Massachusetts."
tagline: "American dancer (1891–1972)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ruth_St_Denis_-_Ted_Shawn_out-of-doors_photo.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1891-10-21"
deathDate: "1972-01-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           10.76976533333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0790084/"
    handle:    "nm0790084"
sources:
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    title: "Ted Shawn"
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    title: "Ted Shawn"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump