Rudolf Nureyev
Acting•Born March 17, 1938•Died January 6, 1993 (age 54)•Irkutsk, USSR [now Russia]
Biography
Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev (17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a Tatar dancer from the former Soviet Union, considered one of the most celebrated ballet dancers of the 20th century. Nureyev's artistic skills explored expressive areas of the dance, providing a new role to the male ballet dancer who once served only as support to the women. He defected to the West, despite KGB efforts to stop him. According to KGB archives studied by Peter Watson, Nikita Khrushchev personally signed an order to have Nureyev killed Description above from the Wikipedia article Rudolf Nureyev, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Filmography
1980
Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky
Movieas Himself/Petrushka/La Spectre de la Rose/Le Faune
Personal Info
DepartmentActing
BirthdayMarch 17, 1938
Day of DeathJanuary 6, 1993
Place of BirthIrkutsk, USSR [now Russia]
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