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Martha Graham

American dancer and choreographer (1894–1991)

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Occupation

Ballet dancer

Born in

Allegheny

Born

May 11, 1894

Zodiac

Taurus

35,389

days lived

96

age at death

Born
May 11, 1894 in 🇺🇸Allegheny
Died
April 1, 1991 (aged 96)
Zodiac
♉︎Taurus·horse 🐎
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Martha Graham was an American modern dancer, teacher and choreographer responsible for creating the Graham technique.

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Earth
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Sun Sign

Taurus♉︎

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Moon Sign

Leo♌︎

Dominant Element

Earth

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Vaslav Nijinsky

Vaslav Nijinsky

Ballet dancer

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1991
Day 35,388
Age 96

Martha Graham dies

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96%
Apr 1, 1991

Martha Graham dies in New York City.

1985
Day 33,107
Age 90

Receives National Medal of Arts

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96%
Jan 1, 1985

Awarded the National Medal of Arts.

1979
Day 30,915
Age 84

Kennedy Center Honors

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96%
Jan 1, 1979

Honored at the Kennedy Center Honors.

1969
Day 27,263
Age 74

Retires from dancing

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96%
Jan 1, 1969

Martha Graham retires from dancing but continues choreographing.

1948
Day 19,592
Age 53

Marries Erick Hawkins

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96%
Jan 1, 1948

Marries dancer Erick Hawkins; they later divorced.

1944
Day 18,131
Age 49

Appalachian Spring premieres

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96%
Jan 1, 1944

Appalachian Spring, with music by Aaron Copland, premieres.

1940
Day 16,670
Age 45

Letter to the World premieres

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96%
Jan 1, 1940

Letter to the World premieres.

1936
Day 15,209
Age 41

Chronicle premieres

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96%
Jan 1, 1936

Chronicle, an anti-war dance, premieres.

1935
Day 14,844
Age 40

Resigns from the American Dance Association

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96%
Jan 1, 1935

Resigns from the American Dance Association.

1929
Day 12,653
Age 34

Heretic premieres

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96%
Jan 1, 1929

Heretic premieres.

1926
Day 11,664
Age 31

First independent concert

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96%
Apr 18, 1926

Presents her first independent concert in New York City.

Day 11,557
Age 31

Founded the Martha Graham Dance Company

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96%
Jan 1, 1926

Founds the Martha Graham Dance Company.

1923
Day 10,461
Age 28

Leaves Denishawn

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96%
Jan 1, 1923

Leaves the Denishawn School.

1916
Day 7,904
Age 21

Joins Denishawn

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96%
Jan 1, 1916

Joins the Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts.

1913
Day 6,809
Age 18

Enrolls at Cumnock School

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96%
Jan 1, 1913

Enrolls at the Cumnock School for Expression.

1911
Day 6,078
Age 16

Sees Ruth St. Denis perform

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1911

Sees Ruth St. Denis perform, inspiring her to dance.

1894
Day 0
Age 0

Born in Allegheny County

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96%
May 11, 1894

Born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.