Sol Hurok

Hurok in 1954

Sol Hurok (Solomon Isaievich Hurok; born Solomon Izrailevich Gurkov, Russian Соломон Израилевич Гурков; April 9, 1888 – March 5, 1974) was a world-famous 20th-century American impresario.[1]

Hurok was born in Pogar, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire (in present-day Bryansk Oblast, Russia) on April 9, 1888.[1] He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1914. Hurok died on March 5, 1974 from a heart attack in New York City, New York, aged 85.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Harris Green (September 1994). "Book Review: The Last Impresario: The Life, Times, and Legacy of Sol Hurok, by Harlow Robinson". Dance Magazine. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1083/is_n9_v68/ai_15825426. 
  2. "Brief notes about Sol Hurok". Fittingly, it was Anderson who said the final words at Hurok's funeral.