| LC control no. | n 97854168 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Zanova, Aja |
| Variant(s) | Vrzanova, Alena |
| Associated country | Czechoslovakia United States |
| Birth date | 19310516 |
| Death date | 20150730 |
| Place of birth | Prague (Czech Republic) |
| Place of death | Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Figure skating |
| Profession or occupation | Figure skaters Defectors |
| Special note | Figure skating champion, choreographer, talent scout. Data contributed by the Dance Heritage Coalition for the New York Public Library Dance Collection. |
| Found in | *MGZR Zanova, Aja [Clippings] (Schulman, Arlene. The skater who came in from the cold. Village Voice, Feb. 4, 1992, p. 148) New York times WWW site, viewed Aug. 3, 2015 (in obituary published Aug. 1: Aja Zanova; b. Alena Vrzanova, May 16, 1931, Prague; Aja was a childhood nickname; after settling in the West, she simplified the spelling of her surname; d. Thursday [July 30, 2015], Manhattan, aged 84; world champion figure skater whose defection from Czechoslovakia as a teenager in 1950 made headlines around the world) |
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