As per our current Database, Martha Graham has been died on Apr 1, 1991 (age 96).
When Martha Graham die, Martha Graham was 96 years old.
Popular As | Martha Graham |
Occupation | Choreographer |
Age | 96 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
Born | May 11, 1894 (Pittsburgh, PA) |
Birthday | May 11 |
Town/City | Pittsburgh, PA |
Nationality | PA |
Martha Graham’s zodiac sign is Taurus. According to astrologers, Taurus is practical and well-grounded, the sign harvests the fruits of labor. They feel the need to always be surrounded by love and beauty, turned to the material world, hedonism, and physical pleasures. People born with their Sun in Taurus are sensual and tactile, considering touch and taste the most important of all senses. Stable and conservative, this is one of the most reliable signs of the zodiac, ready to endure and stick to their choices until they reach the point of personal satisfaction.
Martha Graham was born in the Year of the Horse. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Horse love to roam free. They’re energetic, self-reliant, money-wise, and they enjoy traveling, love and intimacy. They’re great at seducing, sharp-witted, impatient and sometimes seen as a drifter. Compatible with Dog or Tiger.
Dancer and Choreographer best known for her contributions to modern dance. She founded the famed Martha Graham Dance Company and had an acclaimed seven-decade-long career.
She grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In the first decade of the twentieth century, she began training at the Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts.
Her numerous awards include the 1979 Kennedy Center Honor, the 1976 Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the 1985 National Medal of Arts. She was the first Dancer to perform at the White House.
She was born into a Presbyterian family of Irish descent. Her marriage to fellow Dancer Erick Hawkins lasted from 1948 until 1954.
As a Choreographer of modern dance, she was likened to modernist Artist Pablo Picasso in terms of her tremendous influence upon the development of her art form.