Jean Erdman
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American dancer and choreographer (1916-2020)
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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
- Spouse
- Joseph Campbell
- Occupation
- academic staff
- Educated at
- Sarah Lawrence College
- Employer
- Columbia University
- 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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