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- In 1952, Dunham and Pratt adopted a four-year-old child, Marie-Christine, who was living in a Catholic convent in Paris.
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Sep 4, 2021 · Their daughter, Marie-Christine Dunham Pratt, says the partnership was critical to the company’s success. “A dancer could be replaced. Not John Pratt,” she says.
In 1952, Dunham and Pratt adopted a four-year-old child, Marie-Christine, who was living in a Catholic convent in Paris. According to Joyce Aschenbrenner (an anthropologist and Dunham biographer), when Marie-Christine was old enough she traveled with the dance company, but returned to the convent to attend school.
May 23, 2006 · Dunham married her costume designer, John Pratt, in 1941 and they adopted an orphan, Marie-Christine, from Martinique. Pratt died in 1986.
Photo, Print, Drawing. Marie-Christine, adopted by Katherine Dunham and her husband John Pratt in 1949. View Enlarged Image.
Mar 16, 1992 · An orphaned child from Martinique, at 5 she was adopted by Dunham and her late husband, John Pratt. At 6, she was sent to boarding schools in Switzerland and France.
Jun 19, 2015 · Mr. Lieberman said he wanted to explore the relationship between Simone and Marie-Christine Dunham Pratt, a former model and the only child of the dancer Katherine Dunham, because “many gay...
Mar 26, 2006 · There will be a gala celebration for her in May in New York with performances of Dunham dances. There are a few gaps, says Dunham’s daughter, Marie-Christine Dunham-Pratt -- like a pension...
