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Elizabeth Marie Tallchief was born in Oklahoma. Involved in dance, she started formal lessons at age three. At age eight, their family relocated from Fairfax, Oklahoma, to Los Angeles, California. One purpose of the move was to advance the careers of Maria and younger sister, Marjorie Tallchief. The sisters became leading dance professionals.
2. Apr. 2014 · Maria Tallchief was the first Native American woman to become a prima ballerina and a star of the New York City Ballet. She died in 2013 at the age of 88 in Chicago, Illinois.
Maria Tallchief (* 24. Januar 1925 in Fairfax, Oklahoma; † 11. April 2013 in Chicago, Illinois) war die erste US-amerikanische Primaballerina. Von 1942 bis 1947 tanzte sie beim Ballets Russes, aber am bekanntesten ist sie aufgrund ihrer Zeit beim New York City Ballet, wo sie von 1947 bis 1965 engagiert war.
12. Apr. 2013 · By Jack Anderson. April 12, 2013. Maria Tallchief, a daughter of an Oklahoma oil family who grew up on an Indian reservation, found her way to New York and became one of the most brilliant...
12. Apr. 2013 · CHICAGO (AP) — Maria Tallchief, one of America's first great prima ballerinas who gave life to such works as "The Nutcracker," ''Firebird," and other masterpieces from legendary choreographer George Balanchine, has died. She was 88. Tallchief died Thursday in Chicago, her daughter, Elise Paschen, said Friday.
14. Apr. 2013 · Her husband died in 2004. Tallchief is survived by Elise, now a distinguished poet; two grandchildren; and her sister. Maria Tallchief, ballerina, born 24 January 1925; died 11 April 2013
12. Apr. 2013 · Ballerina Maria Tallchief, whose legendary rise in the New York City Ballet led her to become the muse — and briefly the wife — of choreographer George Balanchine, has died at the age of 88....
