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Merce Cunningham
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Overview
Born
April 16
,
1919
·
Centralia, Washington, USA
Died
July 26
,
2009
·
New York City, New York, USA
(natural causes)
Birth name
Mercier Philip Cunningham
Mini Bio
Merce Cunningham was born on April 16, 1919 in Centralia, Washington, USA. He was a director and writer, known for
Variations V (1966)
,
Deli Commedia (1984)
and
Merce Cunningham (1998)
. He was married to
John Cage
. He died on July 26, 2009 in New York City, New York, USA.
Family
Spouse
John Cage
(1945 - August 12, 1992) (his death)
Trivia
In 1985, he was one of six cultural icons (along with
Irene Dunne
,
Frederick Loewe
,
Alan Jay Lerner
,
Beverly Sills
and
Bob Hope
) to receive the annual Kennedy Center Honors in Washington.
He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1990 by the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington D.C.
He was a choreographer and dance company director.
Has a younger brother named Jack.
Formed his own group, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, in 1953. Choreographed over 200 productions.
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You have to love dancing to stick to it. It gives you nothing back, no manuscripts to store away, no paintings to show on walls and maybe hang in museums, no poems to be printed and sold, nothing but that single fleeting moment when you feel alive.
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