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Sir Robert Murray Helpmann CBE (né Helpman, 9 April 1909 – 28 September 1986) was an Australian ballet dancer, actor, director, and choreographer. After early work in Australia he moved to Britain in 1932, where he joined the Vic-Wells Ballet (now The Royal Ballet) under its creator, Ninette de Valois .
Sep 24, 2024 · Sir Robert Helpmann (born April 9, 1909, Mount Gambier, Australia—died Sept. 28, 1986, Sydney) was an Australian ballet dancer, choreographer, actor, and director. His career encompassed activities in ballet, theatre, and motion pictures.
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Sir Robert Murray Helpmann. (1909-1986), Ballet dancer, choreographer, actor and producer. Sitter in 16 portraits. Helpmann began his training with Anna Pavlova when she toured Australia in 1927. He joined the Vic-Wells Ballet in 1933 and partnered the young Fonteyn.
Mini Bio. Robert Murray was born in Philadelphia, Pa. to Robert and Doris Murray on July, 28 1973. The house rule was "You didn't have to be no tough guy, but you 'aint gonna be no punk". Boxing, Martial arts, Pool and cards were male rites of passage in the Murray clan.
Sir Robert Murray Helpmann (1909-1986), ballet dancer, actor, producer, director and choreographer, was born on 9 April 1909 at Mount Gambier, South Australia, eldest of three children of James Murray Helpman, a Victorian-born stock and station agent, and his wife Mary, née Gardiner, born in South Australia.
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Sir Robert Murray Helpmann (1909–1986) by Ken Healey. Robert Helpmann was the most gifted theatrical polymath to emerge in Australia this century. Among his peers in Britain and America only his friend and collaborator Noel Coward surpassed him; no-one else approached his range of achievement.
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