Doris Humphrey
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American dancer and choreographer (1895–1958)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1895
- Died
- 1958
- Works
- 19
Top works
- Connections
- Doris Humphrey, the collected works
- Advice to young choreographers
- New Dance; an unfinished autobiography
- Song of the west-desert gods
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 18
- Total plays
- 30
Doris Humphrey, (born Oct. 17, 1895, Oak Park, Ill., U.S.—died Dec. 29, 1958, New York, N.Y.), pioneer in American modern dance and an innovator in technique, choreography, and theory of dance movement. Humphrey was an avid and talented student of dance from an early age. In 1917, after graduating from high school and teaching dance in Chicago for four years, she joined the Denishawn dance school and company in Los Angeles. She soon became a leading soloist in the company, and by 1920 she was e
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Doris
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Oak Park
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- choreographer
- Employer
- Juilliard School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Ted Shawn
- Field of work
- dance
- Image
- Doris Humphrey - Feb 1922 Shadowland.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1895-10-17
- date of death
- 1958-12-29
- Commons category
- Doris Humphrey
- place of burial
- Forest Home Cemetery
- name in native language
- Doris Humphrey
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