Bentley, Muriel (1917–1999)
Bentley, Muriel (1917–1999)
American ballet dancer. Name variations: Muriel S. Bentley. Born June 26, 1917, in New York, NY; died Mar 8, 1999, in Los Angeles, California.
Performed with José Greco touring company; joined Metropolitan Opera Ballet in NY (1938); performed in Fokine Ballet's concerts at Lewisohn Stadium; danced with Ballet Theater in New York for 15 years, creating roles in Antony Tudor's Pillar of Fire (1942) and Agnes de Mille's Tally-Ho (1944) and Fall River Legend (1948); performed in Jerome Robbins' Fancy Free (1944) and Interplay (1945); on Broadway, was a principal dancer in Call Me Madam (1950–52) and Anita in West Side Story (1957–59).
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