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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.
Oct 4, 1987 · Oct. 4, 1987 12 AM PT. Among the dancing legends hit by death this year--Fred Astaire, Bob Fosse, Michael Bennett--was the legendary couple known in Hollywood as simply Herb-and-Nora. They...
Oct 22, 1978 · Mel Brooks’s indestructible comedy. By Kenneth Tynan. October 22, 1978. Photograph by Jack Mitchell / Getty. On a warm night in October, 1959, I was bidden to a party at Mamma Leone’s, a ...
- Kenneth Tynan
Mar 15, 1987 · NORA KAYE WAS ONE OF THE rare dancers in history who defied all imitation. A charter member in 1940 of American Ballet Theater, where she soon became an international star, Ms. Kaye extended...
Mar 1, 1987 · March 1, 1987 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. 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...
Melvin James Brooks ( né Kaminsky; [1] born June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, songwriter, and playwright. With a career spanning over seven decades, Brooks is known as a writer and director of a variety of successful broad farces and parodies. [2] A recipient of numerous accolades, he is one of 19 entertainers to win ...
Jan 5, 1988 · Members of the dance and theater worlds gathered yesterday afternoon at the City Center to honor Nora Kaye, the American ballerina who died last year. Known for her dramatic power, Ms. Kaye,...
