Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Fonteyn, Margot
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Hookham, Margaret
Fontes, Margot
de Arias, Margaret Evelyn de Arias
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Description area
Dates of existence
1919-05-18 - 1991-02-21
History
Dame Margaret Evelyn de Arias DBE (née Hookham), known by the stage name Margot Fonteyn, was an English ballerina and Prima Ballerina Assoluta of The Royal Ballet. In 1954 she succeeded Adeline Genée as president of the Royal Academy of Dance, a position she held until her death in 1991.
Places
Reigate, England born 18 May 1919
Shanghai, China, studied ballet 1931 - 1933
London, England, dancer with The Royal Ballet 1931 - 1979
Panama, Cattle Rancher 1979 - 1990
Panama City, Panama died 21 February 1991
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Dancer 1933 - 1979
Cattle Rancher 1979 - 1990
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General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Royal Ballet, The (1929 -present)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
associative
Type of relationship
Royal Ballet, The is the associate of Fonteyn, Margot
Dates of relationship
1933 - 1979
Description of relationship
Student, dancer and teacher/coach
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Subject access points
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Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
Maintained by
Institution identifier
Royal Academy of Dance
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Draft
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created 2024/11/07
Language(s)
English
Script(s)
Latin
Sources
Margot Fonteyn: A Life, biography by Meredith Daneman. Published by Penguin Books, 2005
Wikipedia