Colette Marchand
Colette Marchand | |
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Born | Colette Janine Marchand 29 April 1925 Paris, France |
Died | 5 June 2015 Bois-le-Roi, France | (aged 90)
Occupation(s) | Dancer, actress |
Spouse | Jacques Bazire |
Colette Janine Marchand (29 April 1925 – 5 June 2015) was a French
During the height of her dance career she was considered one of the great dancers in Europe, known as Les jambes (The Legs), along with Violetta Elvin, Zizi Jeanmaire, Yvette Chauviré, Janine Charrat, and Margot Fonteyn. Marchand traveled around the world as a dancer and danced with many of the great ballet dancers of the 1940s and 1950s.[1]
Personal life
Marchand was born in Paris, the daughter of Alice (née Lioret) and Roger Marchand. She began her career at the Paris Opera Ballet[2]
She married Jacques Bazire, the musical director for the Roland Petit Ballet. She died on 5 June 2015, aged 90, and was survived by her sister, Yvonne (Marchand) Le Bras.[3]
Career
She performed as a première ballerina on Broadway in
In 1951, she lent her voice to
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1951 | Venom and Eternity | Voice | |
1952 | Moulin Rouge | Marie Charlet | |
1954 | Hungarian Rhapsody | Caroline von Say-Wittgenstein | |
1954 | At the Order of the Czar | Princess Caroline |
References
- ^ Colette Marchand biography accessed 2/26/2015
- ^ Colette Marchand Immigration Record, familysearch.org; accessed 2 November 2016.
- ^ Colette Marchand obituary, nytimes.com; accessed 23 June 2015.
External links
- Colette Marchand at IMDb
- Colette Marchand at the Internet Broadway Database