Rudolf Nureyev 4 pictures

Miscellaneous Crew, Actor, Writer
He was an ethnic Tatar. He was educated at the Leningrad Ballet School and starred with Kirov Ballet. His first film was a USSR short Le Corsaire (1958). While performing in Paris in 1961 he defected to the West. He then performed internationally, becoming an Austrian citizen in 1982. The English/French documentary I Am a Dancer (1972), directed by...

Born: March 17, 1938
Star sign: Pisces
Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Known for: I Am a Dancer (1972), An Evening with the Royal Ballet (1963), The Dance Goes On (1980), Valentino (1977)
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