Agnes de Mille

Agnes de Mille ( born September 18, 1905 in Harlem; † 7 October 1993 in New York) was an American dancer and choreographer.

Life

Agnes de Mille was the daughter of silent film producer William C. de Mille (1878-1955) and his wife Anna Angela George, daughter of Henry George. She was also the niece of the most successful director and producer in Hollywood, Cecil B. DeMille. After completing his studies at UCLA, she studied in the 1930s in London with Marie Rambert and appeared in her Ballet Club, before returning to the United States. In 1936 she took the choreography for the film Romeo and Juliet, directed by George Cukor. This led to their accession to the American Ballet Theatre on Broadway in New York. In the following years she revolutionized the musical theater with their idiosyncratic choreography.

Agnes de Mille was married on June 14, 1943 Walter Foy Prude († 1988), from his marriage went a child. In 1975, she suffered her first heart attack on stage, but recovered. She later died from the effects of a stroke.

Awards

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