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Chuzhoy Anatoly (1894-1969)

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SurnameChuzhoy
NameAnatoly
Birth year1894
Birth placeRiga
Death year1969
Death placeUSA
SexM

Chuzhoy (real surname Lichtenstein) Anatoly (1894, Riga — 1969, USA) — ballet critic, historian. In 1918, graduated from Petrograd University. From 1924, in the USA. Contributed articles on ballet to periodical press. In 1936–41, managing editor of “Dance Magazine”; from 1942, founder and editor of “Dance News.” Author of a number of books on ballet: “Ballet” (1936), “Symphonic Ballet” (1937), “New York City Ballet” (1953). Editor and compiler of the “Encyclopedia of Dance” (1949), editor of M.M. Fokine's memoirs (1961), author of translations from Russian to English of articles and books on ballet.

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