Madeleine Rosay
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| Born | 12 October 1923 |
| Died | 28 July 1996 |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
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Madeleine Rosay born Magdalena Rosenzveig (12 October 1924 – 28 July 1996) was a Brazilian ballet dancer and TV presenter.
Life
Rosay was born in
prima ballerina at the age of fifteen.[2]
She went on to teach at the Theatro Municipal where her students included the singer Sylvia Telles.[3] In 1942 she appeared in an advertisement for Palmolive soap.
In 1947 she married and her husband objected to her dancing. Rosay created a new career in television. She went on to host a version of "
What's My Line" which was called "Guess what it does"[4] and it started in Brazil in 1953. She was later the presenter of the programme "Break the Bank".[4]
Legacy
There is a ballet school in Brazil which is named for Rosay.[5]
Films
- Bonequinha de Seda (1936)[6]
- Querida Suzana (1947)[6]
- Vamos com Calma (1956)
References
- ^ Dancing Times. Dancing Times. 1940. p. 541.
- ^ Karla Carloni (2013). "Representação do Nacional (1930-1945): o ballet e o popular na cidade do Rio de Janeiro". Anpuh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
- ISBN 978-1-61374-574-8.
- ^ a b Brazilian Business. Published jointly by the American Chambers of Commerce for Brazil. 1954. p. 24.
- ^ "Centro de Artes Madeleine Rosay". www.madeleinerosay.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
- ^ a b Abreu, Antônio (1996-04-29). "Uma de nossas grandes damas do balé". Tribuna da Imprensa (14110): 2.
Caderno "Tribuna Bis", seção "Cadê Você/Madeleine Rosay" (disponível na Hemeroteca Digital da Biblioteca Nacional)
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