Sono Osato
Sono Osato (August 29, 1919 – December 26, 2018) was an American dancer and actress.[1]
Sono Osato | |
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Born | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | August 29, 1919
Died | December 26, 2018 Manhattan, New York, United States | (aged 99)
Spouse(s) | Victor Elmaleh (m. 1943; his death 2014) |
Children | 2 sons |
Former groups | Ballets Russe de Monte-Carlo American Ballet Theatre |
Osato began her career at the age of fourteen with the Ballets Russe de Monte-Carlo; she later went on to dance with American Ballet Theatre (then Ballet Theatre). While at ABT, she danced roles in such ballets as Kenneth MacMillan's Sleeping Beauty, Antony Tudor's Pillar of Fire, and Bronislava Nijinska's The Beloved.
Osato was found dead on December 26, 2019 in Manhattan, aged 99.[2]
References
- ↑ Distant Dances (1980), autobiography by Sono Osato
- ↑ Goldstein, Richard (December 26, 2018), "Sono Osato, Japanese-American Ballet Star, Is Dead at 99", The New York Times
Other websites
- Sono Osato on IMDb
- Australia Dancing – Lutte eternelle
- Australia Dancing – brief entry Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Photograph of Osato in costume
- Career Transition For Dancers