Le Clercq, Tanaquil - Social Networks and Archival Context (original) (raw)
Tanaquil Le Clercq was born in 1929 and began dance training at age seven with Mikhail Mordkin, and in 1941 at the School of American Ballet. She was a member of Ballet Society in 1946 and New York City Ballet in 1948 and was a featured dancer in works by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. She was married to Balanchine from 1952-1969. While touring with New York City Ballet in 1956 she contracted polio which ended her dance career. She later became a published author with The ballet cook book (1966) and Mourka, the autobiography of a cat (1965). She died in 2000, age 71.
From the description of Letters to Robert Fizdale and Arthur Gold, 1952-1973 and undated. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 775802509
Archival Resources
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| referencedIn | Howard D. Rothschild papers, 1921-1989. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| creatorOf | Godden, Rumer, 1907-1998. Studio one presents A candle for Saint Jude / by Rumer Godden. | Bowling Green State University, BGSU Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Rieti, Vittorio, 1898-1994. Valentine waltz / Vittorio Rieti. | The Juilliard School, Lila Acheson Wallace Library | |
| referencedIn | George Balanchine archive, 1924-1989 (inclusive), 1961-1983 (bulk). | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| creatorOf | Balanchine, George. Letters to Tanaquil Le Clercq, 1957-1965. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Bolender, Todd. Todd Bolender letters to Joel Schnee. | New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection | |
| referencedIn | Parmenia Migel papers, 1945-1990. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Walter Terry papers, 1913-1982 | The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. | |
| creatorOf | Le Clercq, Tanaquil. Letters to Robert Fizdale and Arthur Gold, 1952-1973 and undated. | New York Public Library System, NYPL |
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