©1999 www.StreetSwing.com

Back To Homepage

DANCER

Ballrooms and Nightclubs Ballrooms Burlesque Dancers Burlesque Contests Contests Dancers Dances Dance Marathons Marathons Dance Movies Movies Dance Posters Posters Vintage Dance Sheet Music Covers Sheet Music Torupes and Dance Groups Troupes Dance Forum Forum Reload this page from server Refresh
INDEX
You Are here:
Photo of De Mille in Oklahoma

Stage Name

Birth Name
Agnes DeMille Agnes George DeMille
   Agnes DeMille was a graduate of the University of Southern California and was known as a contemporary choreographer during her career. Agnes came from a long line of famous demille's, Agnes was the daughter of William C. de Mille, granddaughter of Beatrice DeMille, sister of Peggy George and niece of movie producer Cecil B. De Mille.

   She re-staged the "Black Crook" in Hoboken N.J. in 1929. Worked with the Rambert Ballet, Joos Ballet, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Anthony Tudor's Ballets and Staged many dances for him such as "Aristocrat" and had a role in "Dark Edges."

   Was a guest artist and choreographer for the Ballet Theatre. DeMille almost always appeared as a guest artist in most of her Films and Plays and Ballets. Agnes won two Tony Awards as 'Best Choreographer' in 1947 and 1962 and nominated in 1959.
More Photo's

Birth Place

Birth Date

Spouse

Offspring
New York City 9/18/1906 -10/6/1993 Walter Prude One
                       
 

Dance Types

Dance Partners

Music Titles
Ballet Agnes DeMille Dance Theater $ 1947 - Brigadoon soundtrack
                 
                 
                 
 

Night Clubs

/ Other

Theaters

Other
American Ballet Theater Center Theatre  
Jacobs Pillow Imperial Theatre [1936]  
Rambert's Ballet Club NY Ballet Theatre  
Russe de Monte Carlo        
                 
 

Stage / Ballets
1929 - The Black Crook 1943 - Oklahoma (+ others) 1951 - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1936 - Hamlet 1944 - Bloomer Girl 1951 - Out of This World
1936 - Romeo and Juliet 1944 - Tally Ho 1952 - Paint Your Wagon
1937 - Aristocrat 1945 - One Touch of Venus 1954 - The Girl in Pink Tights
1937 - Dark Edges 1946 - Bloomer Girl 1959 - Goldilocks
1938 - Venus 1947 - Carousel (+ others) 1959 - Juno
1939 - Swingin' The Dream 1948 - Allegro 1961 - Kwamina
1940 - Black Ritual 1948 - Brigadoon (+ others) 1964 - 110 in the Shade
1941 - Ballet Theatre 1948 - Fall River Legend 1969 - Come Summer
1941 - Drums Sound in Hackensack 1948 - Oklahoma! 1978 - American Dance Machine
1941 - Three Virgins and a Devil 1949 - The Rape of Lucretia  
1942 - Rodeo (NY Ballet Theater)    
 

Films

Television

Publications
1916 - The Ragamuffin(Child- as 'Jenny') 5/28/1956 - Bloomer Girl (Staging) $ 1952 - Dance of the Piper
1934 - Cleopatra (Dancer-deleted scene) 1980 - Conversations About the Dance 1955 - Tanz Und Theatre
$ 1936 - Romeo and Juliet (Dance Dir.) 1980 - Hollywood 1963 - The Book Of Dance
$ 1948 - One Touch of Venus 1980 - Kennedy Center Honors
(Various years)		 1973 - Speak to Me, Dance With Me
1945 - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (choreo) 1975 - Enjoying the Arts/Dance
1946 - London Town (choreo) 1987 - Dance in America 1980 - America Dances: a personal chronicle in words and pictures
$ 1954 - Brigadoon [DVD] (choreo) 1998 - The DeMille Dynasty
$ 1954 - 7 Brides for 7 Brothers [DVD] (choreo) 2004 - Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic 1981 - Reprieve A Memoir
$ 1955 - Oklahoma (choreo)       $ 1988 - The DeMille's
$1956 - Carousel (choreo)       1990 - Portrait Gallery
Rodeo!       1991 - Martha: The Life and Work of
Martha Graham
       
        $ 1997 - America Dances
        $ 2000 - No Intermissions: The Life of
Agnes de Mille
       
        $ 2005 - Agnes Demille
        And Promenade Home
NOTE:
January 6, 2010
http://www.Streetswing.com/histmain/d5index.htm