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Maria Gambarelli

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Maria Gambarelli
Born7 April 1900
La Spezia, Liguria, Kingdom of Italy
Died4 February 1990 (aged 89)
Huntington, New York, United States
Other namesGamby
Occupation(s)Dancer, Actress
Years active1908–1968[1]
SpouseEdward Fenton (m.1935)[2][3]

Maria Gambarelli (7 April 1900 – 4 February 1990) was an Italian-American ballerina and actress. She was born in La Spezia, but raised in the United States. Between 1938 and 1941 she was prima ballerina at the Metropolitan Opera.[4] She was considered to be the greatest dancer trained at the Metropolitan Opera ballet school.[5]

Selected filmography

Gambarelli (left) in the 1955 film Le Amiche

References

  1. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/24/nyregion/reflections-on-a-stagestruck-life.html
  2. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/09/obituaries/maria-gambarelli-fenton-89-a-metropolitan-opera-ballerina.html
  3. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1970/08/01/archives/even-on-waterfront-people-like-to-own-pools.html
  4. ^ The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia p.165
  5. ^ https://broadway.cas.sc.edu/content/maria-gambarelli

Bibliography

  • Salvatore J. LaGumina, Frank J. Cavaioli, Salvatore Primeggia & Joseph A. Varacalli. The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia. Routledge, 2003.



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