Walton, Florence (1891–1981)
Walton, Florence (1891–1981)
American exhibition ballroom dancer. Born 1891 in Wilmington, DE; died Jan 7, 1981; m. Maurice Mouvet (dancer), 1911 (div. 1920); m. Leon Leitrim.
Made performance debut in The Girl Behind the Counter, a Lew Fields show (1907); made Broadway debut as featured soloist in Miss Innocence (1908); with 1st husband, billed as Maurice and Florence Walton, enjoyed worldwide fame as ballroom dancers, specializing in the tango and the Apache dance; moved to Paris after divorce and danced with Leon Leitrim (1920–26); with Leitrim, managed Marigny Théâtre; retired from performance career (1934).
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