Anna Pavlova |
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Anna Pavlova, ca. 1905. |
Born | Анна Павловна (Матвеевна) Павлова (1881-02-12)February 12, 1881
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Died | January 23, 1931(1931-01-23) (aged 49)
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Nationality | Russian |
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Occupation | Ballerina |
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Years active | 1899–1931 |
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Parent(s) | Lyubov Feodorovna Lazar Polyakov or Matvey Pavlov |
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Anna Pavlova in The Dying Swan. St Petersburg 1905 Anna Pavlova as Lise in La Fille Mal Gardée. St Petersburg 1912 Anna Pavlova (St Petersburg, 12 February 1881 – The Hague, Netherlands, 23 January 1931) was a Russian, and later English, ballerina of the early 20th century.
She is widely regarded as one of the finest classical ballet dancers in history. She was a principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes of Serge Diaghilev.