Jeanne Robinson
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Jeanne Robinson | |
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 Robinson with husband Spider Robinson at the 2004 Necronomicon. | |
| Born | March 30, 1948 Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | May 30, 2010 (aged 62) |
| Cause of death | Bladder cancer |
| Alma mater | Boston Conservatory |
| Occupation(s) | Choreographer, dancer, teacher and writer |
| Spouse | Spider Robinson (1975–2010, her death) |
| Website | spiderrobinson |
Jeanne Robinson (March 30, 1948 – May 30, 2010) was an American-born Canadian choreographer, dancer, teacher[1] and co-writer of three award-winning science-fiction novels, The Stardance Saga.[2][3]
Early life and education
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She was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
Robinson studied dance at the Boston Conservatory, and at the Martha Graham, Alvin Ailey, and Erick Hawkins schools.[1]
Career
She performed with the Beverly Brown Dance Ensemble in New York City, New York,and served as the artistic director of the Nova Dance Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she choreographed more than thirty original works.[1]
Personal life
She married fellow science-fiction writer Spider Robinson in 1975.
Illness and death
Robinson was diagnosed with biliary tract cancer in February 2009 and began undergoing numerous treatments. She died, age 62, on May 30, 2010.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Jeanne Robinson". Capricon 30: Celebration! Program Book. 2010. p. 6.
- ^ "Zero-gravity dance is a go; Dancer-choreographer Jeanne Robinson will realize a decades-old dream by staging a zero-G dance with the stars on Sunday". The Gazette. December 27, 2007.
- ^ Bear, Greg (May 7, 1978). "Nebula Awards give solid gains to science-fiction authors". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Kowal, Mary Robinette (May 31, 2010). "RIP: Jeanne Robinson 1948–2010". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
External links
- spiderrobinson
.com /jeanne .html, her official website - Stardance official movie website
- Stardance Blog
- Team Robinson
- Jeanne Robinson at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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