Carmen De Lavallade and Geoffrey Holder, [3 March 1955]
Scope and Contents
1 3x5 postcard
Dates
- [3 March 1955]
Creator
- Van Vechten, Carl (Photographer, Person)
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Geoffrey Holder
He was born 1 August 1930 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. His career has included being an actor, choreographer, director, dancer, painter, costume designer, singer and voice-over artist. In 1955 he married dancer and choreographer, Carmen De Lavallade. In 1975 he won 2 Tony Awards for direction and costume design of [i]The Wiz[/i], the all-black musical.
Carmen De Lavallade
She[b] [/b]was born 6 March 1931 in Los Angeles, California. Her career has included being a dancer, choreographer, professor and stage and film actress. She studied ballet with Melissa Blake in Los Angeles and was awarded a scholarship to study dance with Lester Horton. In 1955 she married dancer and actor, Geoffrey Holder.
Extent
From the Series: 12 boxes (Carl Van Vechten Collection of African-American Arts & Letters)
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Creator
- Van Vechten, Carl (Photographer, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Millersville University Special Collections Repository
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