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Pearl Argyle (born Pearl Wellman; 7 November 1910 – 29 January 1947) was a South African ballet dancer and actress. She appeared in leading roles with English ballet companies in the 1930s and later performed in stage musicals and in films.
- Pearl Argyle appeared in leading roles with English ballet companies in the 1930s and later performed in stage musicals and in films.
- Pearl Argyle first enters dance history in the mid-1920s, when she appeared in London and enrolled in ballet classes at the schools of Nikolai Legat, in Colet Gardens, and Dame Marie Rambert, in Notting Hill Gate.
- At the time that Pearl Argyle studied at the Rambert Ballet School, Ashton was the principal dancer of its performing group as well as a budding choreographer.
- Pearl Argyle recalled that she was a shy young woman, subject to blushing when addressed, but was a charming person and a graceful dancer.
Principal dancer with Vic-Wells Ballet 1935-38. She was an early muse to Ashton and created roles in his Facade and Lady of Shalott (1931). She was not a strong technician but noted for her outstanding beauty, especially her exquisite hands and arms.
Pearl Argyle was born on 7 November 1910 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She was an actress, known for Chu Chin Chow (1934), Things to Come (1936) and Adventure Ltd. (1935). She was married to Curtis Bernhardt. She died on 29 January 1947 in New York City, New York, USA.
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South African-British dancer. She studied with Rambert and Legat and made her debut in 1926 with Rambert's company, becoming ballerina with the Carmargo Society and also performing with Les Ballets 1933. She was then principal dancer with the Vic-Wells Ballet (1935–8).
Pearl Argyle was born on November 7, 1910 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She was an actress, known for Chu Chin Chow (1934), Things to Come (1936) and Adventure Ltd. (1935). She was previously married to Curtis Bernhardt. She died on January 29, 1947 in New York City, New York, USA.
Pearl Argyle (1910-1947) was a leading dancer in the Vic-Wells Ballet and a film star in Things to Come. See four portraits of her by Paul Tanqueray and H.G. Wells.
