| LC control no. | n 50016845 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Tallchief, Maria |
| Variant(s) | Tallchief, Elizabeth Marie Paschen, Maria Tallchief Balanchine, Maria Tallchief Wa-Xthe-Thonba, Osage princess Kahikascee, Elizabeth, 1925-2013 Kixekaxstaxca, Elizabeth, 1925-2013 Waxleðǫpa, 1925-2013 Tall Chief, Elizabeth Marie |
| Birth date | 1925-01-24 |
| Death date | 2013-04-11 |
| Place of birth | Fairfax (Okla.) |
| Place of death | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Field of activity | Ballet |
| Profession or occupation | Dancers |
| Found in | Maynard, O. Bird of fire, the story of Maria Tallchief, 1961 Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02 (b. 1925) New York times (online), viewed Apr. 15, 2013 (in obituary published Apr. 12: Maria Tallchief; b. Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief, Jan. 24, 1925, Fairfax, Okla.; joined her surnames when she began dancing professionally; Agnes de Mille suggested that she make Maria Tallchief her professional name; m. George Balanchine, 1946 (div. 1950); m. Elmourza Natirboff, 1952 (div. 1954); m. Henry Paschen, 1956; d. Thursday [Apr. 11, 2013], Chicago, aged 88; daughter of an Oklahoma oil family who grew up on an Indian reservation, found her way to New York, and became one of the most brilliant American ballerinas of the 20th century) Wikipedia, Nov. 8, 2022: Maria Tallchief (Osage family name, Ki He Kah Stah Tsa; Osage script [Kixekaxstaxca]; Osage Nation honored her with the title "Princess Wa-Xthe-Thomba" (Osage romanized: Wahle-ðǫpa, "Woman of Two Worlds" or "Two Standards") Osage dictionary, ©2009: page 200 (kahíka scée; Tall Chief, a name) page 233 (waléle, variant wahléle; flag) page 43 (ðǫǫpá; two) |
| Associated language | eng |
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