Choreographer Alvin Ailey

Alvin Ailey

Living place: Texas

Birthday: 5-1-1931 (93 years old)

Population of US 1931: 124,039,648

Global rank: #19556

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Who is Choreographer Alvin Ailey?
Influential African-American dancer and choreographer. He brought modern dance to a wider audience, founded New York's Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and created a popular dance section called "Revelations."
While living in San Francisco , he performed in nightclubs with poet Maya Angelou.
 
 

Young / Before famous

As a teenager, he studied dance with renowned choreographer Lester Horton, who founded the first American dance school that taught students of all races.

Family life info

He was once romantically involved with political activist David McReynolds. Tragically, Ailey contracted HIV in 1980 and died in her late fifties.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Choreographer Alvin Ailey?
He appeared with actress and singer Pearl Bailey in the 1954 Broadway production of House of Flowers.

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When was Choreographer Alvin Ailey born?
Alvin Ailey birthday 5-1-1931 (at the age of 93).
Where is Choreographer Alvin Ailey's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Alvin Ailey was born in Texas, . is a Choreographer, whose Zodiac is Capricorn, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Horse. Alvin Ailey's global rank is 19556 and whose rank is 11 in list of famous Choreographer. Population of US in 1931 is about 124,039,648 persons.
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Events in 1931 and 5-1

Events in US in the birth year of Alvin Ailey

  • Gangster Al Capone sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion (freed in 1939; dies in 1947).
  • Scottsboro trial begins, exposing depth of Southern racism.
  • “The Star Spangled Banner” officially becomes national anthem. Background: Francis Scott Key

Birthday Alvin Ailey (5-1) in history

  • Day 5-1 year 1896: A German newspaper reported German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen's discovery of X-rays.
  • Day 5-1 year 1914: Henry Ford introduced the $5-a-day minimum wage.
  • Day 5-1 year 1925: Nellie Tayloe Ross became the first woman governor of a state (Wyoming).
  • Day 5-1 year 1972: President Nixon ordered the development of the space shuttle.
  • Day 5-1 year 2000: INS Commissioner Doris Meissner ruled that 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez must be returned to Cuba.
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