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Nora Kaye and Herbert Ross
RAD/2/MAC/6/1/6 · File · 1976-1978, undated
Part of Kenneth MacMillan Archive Collection

Ballerina Nora Kaye met Kenneth MacMillan in 1956 when he choreographed Winter's Eve for American Ballet Theatre. Nora Kaye and her husband, choreographer and director Herbert Ross were great friends of Kenneth MacMillan and his family. The material in this file consists mostly of letters expressing that friendship. It comprises

  1. Delivery card to accompany flowers after seeing one of Kenneth MacMillan's ballets, n.d.
  2. Handwritten card from Herbert Ross and Nora Kaye written by Nora, to Kenneth, Deborah and Charlotte, enclosing an unspecified gift , n.d.
  3. Handwritten letter from Nora Kaye, enclosing photographs to remind them of their visit. Sending Kenneth MacMillan good wishes for The Seven Deadly Sins, n.d.
  4. Handwritten letter from Nora Kay, mentioning Kenneth MacMillan's pending foot operation and Charlotte's tonsils. Also references to Misha (Mikhail Baryshnikov), Rudy (Rudolf Nureyev), Anthony Dowell and Norman Morrice, July 1st, no year
  5. Handwritten note from Nora Kay enclosing an interview (not in file). Reference to Leslie [Browne] and Antony Tudor, n.d.
  6. Typed letter from Herbert Ross inviting Kenneth and Deborah and baby for the summer, 19 Jul 1976
  7. Telegram from Nora to Kenneth in Stuttgart, pleased with rushes of Romeo and Juliet, with envelope, 14 Sep 1976
  8. Typed letter from Herbert Ross on Columbia Pictures headed notepaper, pleased that Kenneth liked the film [The Turning Point] and thanking him for letting them use the pas de deux from Romeo and Juliet, with envelope, 9 Jan 1978
  9. Typed letter signed by Herbert and Nora to Deborah with thanks for Deborah's notes and congratulations on the wonderful reviews of Kenneth's ballet, with envelope, 26 Jun 1978
  10. Typed letter signed by Herbert and Nora thanking Kenneth and Deborah for package from Fortnum and Masons, with envelope and covering note from Assistant to Herbert Ross apologising for delay, 19 Sep 1978
  11. Three letters from Arlene Brownstein, Secretary to Herbert Ross, enclosing copies of the telephone bills for period when Kenneth and Deborah stayed at Herbert and Nora's homes in New York and Malibu, and one letter acknowledging receipt of payment, 16 Nov 1981 - 26 Feb 1982
  12. One telegram from Nora [Kaye] with alteration to travel schedule, n.d.
 MacMillan, Kenneth