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Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991

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Personal name headingFonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991
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Variant(s)Arias, Margot, 1919-1991
Hookham, Margaret Evelyn, 1919-1991
Hookham, Peggy, 1919-1991
Hookham, Peggi, 1919-1991
Fontes, Margot, 1919-1991
Fonteyn-Arias, Margot, 1919-1991
Birth date1919-05-18
Death date1991-02-21
Field of activityBallet
Profession or occupationBallet dancers
Found inAnthony, G. Margot Fonteyn ... 1941.
Money, K. Fonteyn, the making of a legend, 1974: p. 11, etc. (b. 18th May 1919, 2nd child of Felix and Hilda Hookham; christened Margaret Evelyn, but soon became known as Peggy; Peggi Hookham; as Margot Fontes she first danced the Mazurka in Fokine's Les Sylphides; changed surname to Fonteyn; 1955 married Roberto "Tito" Arias; 1956 created D.B.E.)
International movie database, viewed 2001 Feb 13 (Margot Fonteyn; sometimes credited as Margot Fonteyn-Arias; d. 21 February 1991, Panama City, Panama)