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Alonso, Alicia

(Encyclopedia) Alonso, AliciaAlonso, Aliciaälēˈsyä älōnˈsō [key], 1921–2019, Cuban ballerina and choreographer, b. Havana as Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez y del Hoyo. Alonso…

Dolin, Sir Anton

(Encyclopedia) Dolin, Sir AntonDolin, Sir Antondōˈlĭn [key], 1904–83, English ballet dancer and choreographer, originally named Patrick Healey-Kay. Dolin joined Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1921,…

Markova, Dame Alicia

(Encyclopedia) Markova, Dame AliciaMarkova, Dame Aliciamärkōˈvä [key], 1910–2004, English ballerina. Her original name was Lilian Alicia Marks. Markova joined Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1924 and,…

Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: V

Selected Biographies A to ZA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+ biographies Biographies by…

de Larrocha, Alicia

(Encyclopedia) de Larrocha, Alicia (Alicia de Larrocha y de la Calle), 1923–2009, Spanish pianist, b. Barcelona. One of the outstanding pianists of the 20th cent., she gave her first recital when she…

Alicia Keys Biography

Alicia Keyssinger, songwriterBorn: 1981Birthplace: New York City The classically trained singer and pianist burst onto the music scene in 2001 with the release of her debut album, Songs in A…

Alicia Silverstone Biography

Alicia Silverstone actress, producerBorn: 10/4/1976Birthplace: San Francisco Actress who made her motion picture debut in The Crush (1993) but became a household name on the basis of her…

2015 Academy Awards

The 2015 Academy Awards will be presented on Feb. 28, 2016, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below. Best Picture The Big Short Bridge of…

American Ballet Theatre

(Encyclopedia) American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the foremost international dance companies of the 20th and 21st cents. It was founded in 1937 as the Mordkin Ballet and reorganized as the Ballet…