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Oct 4, 1987 · Nora Kaye had been a girlhood idol of Sheehy’s; meeting her, Sheehy found “a thickset woman with ample contours in her face.” (The ballerina had allowed herself the luxury of food in later ...
Nora Kaye-Ross (January 17, 1920 – February 28, 1987) was an American prima-ballerina known for her ability to perform dramatic roles. Called the Duse of Dance after the acclaimed actress Eleonora Duse, she also worked in films as a choreographer and producer and performed on Broadway.
Mar 8, 1987 · Even those who never saw Nora Kaye dance have reason to appreciate her artistry and to mourn her recent death. Kaye retired from dancing in 1961 and her performances in the most enduring of...
Oct 22, 1978 · Frolics and Detours of a Short Hebrew Man. Mel Brooks’s indestructible comedy. On a warm night in October, 1959, I was bidden to a party at Mamma Leone’s, a restaurant on Forty-eighth Street...
- Kenneth Tynan
As a director, Tessa mainly works on pieces she co-wrote or devised, such as “Baby Goes Down,” written with Nora Kaye. She has worked as a teaching artist in NYC and Boston. Film includes work with NIA Productions and Ben Haven Taylor.
Mar 1, 1987 · Nora Kaye, a one-time Broadway chorine who became a founding dancer of the Ballet Theatre at its inception in 1939 and eventually the first internationally famous American ballerina, died...
Nora Kaye (born Jan. 17, 1920, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Feb. 28, 1987, Los Angeles, Calif.) was an American dramatic ballerina, often referred to as the “Duse of the Dance.” Nora Koreff began taking dance lessons at the Metropolitan Opera Ballet School at the age of eight.
