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Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina, is a picture book biography about Tallchief and her childhood before she became America's Prima ballerina....

Maria Tallchief

American ballerina (1925–2013)

Maria Tallchief 𐓏𐒰𐓐𐒿𐒷-𐓍𐓂͘𐓄𐒰
Tallchief in 1961
Born	Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief (1925-01-24)January 24, 1925 Fairfax, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	April 11, 2013(2013-04-11) (aged 88) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Prima ballerina
Years active	1942–1966
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)^[1]
Spouses	George Balanchine (m. 1946; ann. 1952) Elmourza Natirboff (m. 1952; div. 1954) Henry D. Paschen Jr. (m. 1956; died 2004)
Children	Elise Paschen
Career
Former groups	Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo New York City Ballet
Dances	Sugar Plum Fairy in Balanchine's Nutcracker Title character in Balanchine's Firebird

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