Alvarez, Anita (1920–)
Alvarez, Anita (1920–)
American dancer. Born Oct 13, 1920, in Tyrone, Pennsylvania.
Joined Martha Graham's company (1934–41) where she danced in Celebration (1934), Horizons (1936), and American Lyric (1937); appeared as solo and specialty dancer in numerous Broadway shows, including Something for the Boys (1942), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1943), as Susan Mahoney in Finnian's Rainbow (1947), and in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1950); on film, was featured dancer in Tars and Spars (1945).
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