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Mitchell, Arthur, 1934-2018

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Personal name headingMitchell, Arthur, 1934-2018
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See alsoFounded corporate body of person: Dance Theatre of Harlem
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Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1934-03-27
Death date2018-09-19
Place of birthHarlem (New York, N.Y.)
Place of deathManhattan (New York, N.Y.)
AffiliationNew York City Ballet
High School of Performing Arts (New York, N.Y.)
Profession or occupationBallet dancers Choreographers
Found inDance Theatre of Harlem [VR] c1989: credits (Arthur Mitchell)
LC data base, 4/24/91 (hdg.: Mitchell, Arthur, 1934-)
Cohen-Stratyner, B.N. Biog. dict. of dance, c1982: p. 620 (Mitchell, Arthur, Am. ballet dancer & choreographer, founder Dance Theatre of Harlem, b. 3/27/1934)
Arthur Mitchell, WWW Website, viewed January 24, 2018 (Arthur Mitchell; Born in Harlem, Mitchell studied at the High School of Performing Arts, danced on Broadway and with several modern dance groups)
New York times WWW site, viewed Sept. 19, 2018 (Arthur Mitchell; b. Arthur Adam Mitchell Jr., Mar. 27, 1934, Harlem; d. Wednesday [Sept. 19, 2018], Manhattan, aged 84; charismatic dancer with New York City Ballet in the 1950s and '60s and the founding director of the groundbreaking Dance Theater [i.e. Theatre] of Harlem)
Associated languageeng