Frances Taylor Davis
American dancer, ballerina, and actress (1929-2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Frances Taylor Davis (September 28, 1929 – November 17, 2018) was an American dancer and actress who was a member of the Katherine Dunham Company, and the first African American ballerina to perform with the Paris Opera Ballet.[1]
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Born | Frances Elizabeth Taylor September 28, 1929 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | November 17, 2018(2018-11-17) (aged 89) |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Elizabeth Taylor (on Broadway), Frances Davis |
Occupation(s) | Dancer, choreographer, actress |
Known for | First black ballerina in the Paris Opera Ballet |
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Credited as Elizabeth Taylor, she had roles in the Broadway musicals Mr. Wonderful, Shinbone Alley, and was an original cast member of West Side Story.[1] Taylor also appeared in the Off-Broadway productions of Carmen Jones and Porgy and Bess.[2] At the peak of her career, she left Broadway to marry jazz musician Miles Davis.[3]