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Tallchief, Maria

LC control no.n 50016845
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingTallchief, Maria
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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 date1925-01-24
Death date2013-04-11
Place of birthFairfax (Okla.)
Place of deathChicago (Ill.)
Profession or occupationBallerina
Found inMaynard, 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 languageeng