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Robert Helpmann
Born April 9, 1909 in Mount Gambier, Australia (1909–1986)·d. September 28, 1986 (aged 77)
Sir Robert Murray Helpmann was an Australian ballet dancer, actor, choreographer, and director. After early work in Australia he moved to Britain in 1932, where he joined the Vic-Wells Ballet under its creator, Ninette de Valois. He became one of the company's leading men, partnering Alicia Markova and later Margot Fonteyn. When Frederick Ashton, the company's chief choreographer, was called up for military service in the Second World War, Helpmann took over from him while continuing as a…
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- 1909 · Mount Gambier, Australia
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Prince Alfred College
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