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Also known as Jean Marion Erdman

American dancer and choreographer (1916-2020)

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1916-02-20

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Jean Erdman (born February 20, 1916) is an influential figure in the world of modern dance and was the wife of Joseph Campbell until his death in 1987. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She attended the Punahou School and Miss Hall's School, from which she graduated in 1934. She then studied dance at Sarah Lawrence College. Each summer during this time she studied under Martha Graham at the Bennington College Summer School of Dance. At Sarah Lawrence she also studied with mythologist Joseph Cam

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Instance of
human
Family name
Campbell
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Honolulu
Place of death
Honolulu
Occupation
academic staff
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
American English
Image
Joseph Campbell & Joan Halifax (cropped).jpg
Residence
Waikiki
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Jean Erdman
date of birth
1916-02-20
date of death
2020-05-04
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Jean Erdman
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