Tallchief, Maria
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Name (Hebrew)
טולצ'יף, מריה
Name (Latin)
Tallchief, Maria
Other forms of name
Waxleðǫpa, 1925-2013
Kahikascee, Elizabeth, 1925-2013
Kixekaxstaxca, Elizabeth, 1925-2013
Balanchine, Maria Tallchief
Paschen, Maria Tallchief
Tall Chief, Elizabeth Marie
Tallchief, Elizabeth Marie
Wa-Xthe-Thonba, Osage princess
Date of birth
1925-01-24
Date of death
2013-04-11
Place of birth
Fairfax (Okla.)
Place of death
Chicago (Ill.)
Occupation
Ballerinas
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Osage dictionary, ©2009:page 200 (kahíka scée; Tall Chief, a name) page 233 (waléle, variant wahléle; flag) page 43 (ðǫǫpá; two)
- Wikipedia, Nov. 8, 2022:Maria Tallchief (Osage family name, Ki He Kah Stah Tsa; Osage script [Kixekaxstaxca]; Osage Nation honored her with the title "Princess Wa-Xthe-Thomba" (Osage romanized: Wahle-ðǫpa, "Woman of Two Worlds" or "Two Standards")
- Maynard, O. Bird of fire, the story of Maria Tallchief, 1961
- Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02(b. 1925)
- New York times (online), viewed Apr. 15, 2013(in obituary published Apr. 12: Maria Tallchief; b. Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief, Jan. 24, 1925, Fairfax, Okla.; joined her surnames when she began dancing professionally; Agnes de Mille suggested that she make Maria Tallchief her professional name; m. George Balanchine, 1946 (div. 1950); m. Elmourza Natirboff, 1952 (div. 1954); m. Henry Paschen, 1956; d. Thursday [Apr. 11, 2013], Chicago, aged 88; daughter of an Oklahoma oil family who grew up on an Indian reservation, found her way to New York, and became one of the most brilliant American ballerinas of the 20th century)
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Maria Tallchief 1961
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Wikipedia description:
Maria Tallchief, born Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief (𐓏𐒰𐓐𐒿𐒷-𐓍𐓂͘𐓄𐒰 "Two-Standards"; Osage family name: Ki He Kah Stah Tsa, Osage script: 𐒼𐒱𐒹𐒻𐒼𐒰-𐓆𐓈𐒷𐓊𐒷; January 24, 1925 – April 11, 2013), was an Osage ballerina. She was America's first major prima ballerina and the first Native American to hold the rank. Together with Georgian-American choreographer George Balanchine, she is widely considered to have revolutionized American ballet.
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