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Frances Taylor Davis
Frances Taylor Davis | |
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| Born | Frances Elizabeth Taylor September 28, 1929 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 17, 2018 (aged 89) |
| Other names | Elizabeth Taylor (on Broadway), Frances Davis |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer, choreographer, actress |
| Known for | First black ballerina in the Paris Opera Ballet |
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Frances Taylor Davis (September 28, 1929 – November 17, 2018) was an American dancer and actress who was a member of the Katherine Dunham Company, and the first African American ballerina to perform with the Paris Opera Ballet.[1]
Credited as Elizabeth Taylor, she had roles in the Broadway musicals Mr. Wonderful, Shinbone Alley, and was an original cast member of West Side Story.[1] Taylor also appeared in the Off-Broadway productions of Carmen Jones and Porgy and Bess.[2] At the peak of her career, she left Broadway to marry jazz musician Miles Davis.[3]
- ^ a b Rogo, Paula (November 18, 2018). "Frances Taylor Davis, First Wife Of Miles Davis, Has Died". Essence.
- ^ Crease, Stephanie Stein (2003). Gil Evans: Out of the Cool: His Life and Music. Chicago Review Press. p. 199. ISBN 978-1-55652-986-3.
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