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Zorina, Vera
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- Zorina, Vera, 1917-2003
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- Lieberson, Brigitta Hartwig
- Eva Brigitta Lieberson
- Eva Brigitta Hartwig Lieberson
- Vera Zorina
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1917-2003
History
Vera Zorina (born Eva Brigitta Hartwig) was a dancer and actress born in Berlin in 1917. In 1933, she was discovered in London by representatives of the Ballet Russe, Leonide Massine and Colonel de Basil, who gave her stage name. The Goldwyn Follies in 1938 launched her movie career. She was at one time married to famous ballet choreographer George Balanchine. She writes to Merton under Brigitta Lieberson (the last name was of her second husband, Goddard Lieberson). She sends Merton a recording she did of Hérodiade, but is concerned that it is not appropriate for a monastic audience. Merton expresses his enjoyment in the recording and continues to correspond with Zorina.
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Related entity
Hartwig, Eva Brigitta
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associative
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Lieberson, Eva Brigitta Hartwig (1917-2003)
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associative