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Dame Margaret Evelyn de Arias DBE (née Hookham; 18 May 1919 – 21 February 1991), known by the stage name Margot Fonteyn, was an English ballerina. She spent her entire career as a dancer with the Royal Ballet (formerly the Sadler's Wells Theatre Company), eventually being appointed prima ballerina assoluta of the company by Queen Elizabeth II .
Feb 6, 2007 · She was one of the world's greatest ballerinas. But letters acquired by the Royal Opera House reveal the turbulent private life that lay behing the public acclaim. Louise Jury reports.
Dec 28, 2004 · The life of the majestic, seemingly ageless, ballet dancer, Margot Fonteyn, as revealed in a new biography, was more surreal than joyful, writes Eileen Battersby.
Margot Fonteyn was an English ballerina counted amongst the greatest classical ballet dancers of all time. This biography of Margot Fonteyn provides detailed information about her childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.
Jan 31, 2015 · It is the stuff of fiction except that it is true.” Dame Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991), who was born Peggy Hookham to a British father and a Brazilian-Irish stage mother who came to be known as “The Black Queen,” danced her whole career for the Royal Ballet.
May 2, 2022 · Margot Fonteyn was actually born as Peggy Hookham in Reigate, Surrey in 1919 to Felix and Hilda. When they moved to Ealing in 1924, Peggy’s mother sent her to ballet lessons and actually watched the classes to learn the basics in order to help her daughter herself.
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Sep 7, 2023 · Margot Fonteyn, who originated the role of Marguerite recalled the intensity of the choreography, claiming that the tragic love story was “a passion more real than life itself”.
