LC control no. | n 82234777 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Jara, Joan |
Variant(s) | Turner, Joan Alison, 1927-2023 |
Associated country | Chile |
Birth date | 1927-07-29 |
Death date | 2023-11-12 |
Place of birth | London (England) |
Field of activity | Dance |
Affiliation | Fundación Víctor Jara Ballets Jooss |
Profession or occupation | Dancers |
Found in | Her An unfinished song, 1984: CIP t.p. (Joan Jara) LC data base, 12/13/83 (hdg.: Jara, Joan) Washington post WWW site, viewed November 17, 2023 (Joan Jara; widow of Chilean folk singer Víctor Jara; died Nov. 12 at 96; dancer; created the Víctor Jara foundation to honor his legacy and seek redress. Joan Alison Turner was born in London on July 20, 1927; joined Ballets Jooss in 1951; moved to Chile. After her husband's murder, she fled to England. In the 1980s, she moved back to Chile and started a dance company) |