Date of Birth
25 June 1922,
London, England, UK
Date of Death
19 February 2007, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (complications from a fall)
Birth Name
Nita Celia Franks
Spouse
| Bert Anderson |
(? - ?) (his death) |
| Leo Kersley |
(? - ?) (divorced) |
| James Morton |
(? - 1997) (his death) |
Trivia
Ballet dancer and teacher; founded the National Ballet of Canada in 1951 and was its artistic director for 24 years.
She later attended the Guildhall School of Music and the Royal Academy of Dancing.
In 1951, she went to Canada and established a classical ballet company within 10 months, while earning a living as a file clerk at a department store. The fledgling National Ballet of Canada was helped by guest artists such as Lynn Seymour, Erik Bruhn, and Rudolf Nureyev.
In 1941, she joined the Sadler's Wells Ballet (now the Royal Ballet), and was considered one of the finest dramatic ballerinas.
She performed in London during WWII, and continued dancing even during air raids.
She began taking dance lessons when she was four.
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