De Mille, Agnes
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...West. De Mille brought ballet form to musical comedy, using dance to enhance the...Oklahoma! (1943), and later in such musicals as Bloomer Girl (1944), Carousel...created dances for the American Ballet Theatre , notably Fall River Legend (1948), and for films. Choreographing some 15 musicals and 21 ballets, she was a significant...