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Born | Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief (1925-01-24)January 24, 1925 Fairfax, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Died | April 11, 2013(2013-04-11) (aged 88) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Occupation | Prima ballerina |
Years active | 1942–1966 |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Spouse(s) | Elmourza Natirboff (m.1952; div. Mariya neykova biography for kids1954) Henry D. Paschen Jr. (m. 1956; died 2004) |
Children | Elise Paschen |
Former groups | Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo New York City Ballet |
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Elizabeth Marie Tallchief (Osage family name: Ki He Kah Stah Tsa, Osage script: 𐒼𐓣𐓸𐓟𐓤𐓘𐓸𐓮𐓰𐓘𐓸𐓲𐓘; January 24, 1925 – April 11, 2013) was an American ballerina.
She was considered America's first major prima ballerina. She was the first Native American (Osage Na