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Margot Fonteyn

British ballerina · United Kingdom · Designers · Lived 1919 to 1991 · aged 71

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Dame Margaret Evelyn de Arias DBE, known by the stage name Margot Fonteyn, was an English ballerina. She spent her entire career as a dancer with the Sadler's Wells Ballet Company, now known as the Royal Ballet, eventually being appointed prima ballerina assoluta of the company by Queen Elizabeth II.

A life in dates

1991Died21 February 19911974Benjamin Franklin MedalAward1960Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of FinlandAward1951Dame Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward1919Born18 May 1919

Also in Deutsch

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Robert Helpmann and Margot Fonteyn, Façade (1936)Robert Helpmann and Margot Fonteyn, Façade (1936)Fonteyn and Helpmann, The Sleeping Beauty, Sadler's Wells 1950 U.S. tourFonteyn and Helpmann, The Sleeping Beauty, Sadler's Wells 1950 U.S. tourAt a rehearsal for The Ed Sullivan Show in 1953 (at the time known as Toast of the Town)At a rehearsal for The Ed Sullivan Show in 1953 (at the time known as Toast of the Town)Michael Somes and Margot Fonteyn, Theatre Arts Magazine September 1957Michael Somes and Margot Fonteyn, Theatre Arts Magazine September 1957Rudolf Nureyev, 1961, at his defectionRudolf Nureyev, 1961, at his defectionFonteyn, Fred Astaire and Nureyev on The Hollywood Palace television show, 1965Fonteyn, Fred Astaire and Nureyev on The Hollywood Palace television show, 1965Fonteyn in 1968Fonteyn in 1968

Awards

Benjamin Franklin Medal1974
Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland1960
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire1951

In their orbit

Spouse: Roberto Arias

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Designers
Type
Designer
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 1991 · aged 71

In common with Margot

Rudolf NureyevAlso in I Am a Dancer (1972)Carla FracciAlso in I Am a Dancer (1972)Sylvie GuillemAlso in Rudolf Nureyev (1991)Robert HelpmannAlso in Swan Lake (1963)Anthony DowellAlso in Romeo and Juliet (1966)Paul CzinnerAlso in The Royal Ballet (1960)

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