Agnes De Mille Essay

The Life of Agnes de Mille Agnes de Mille, born September 18,1905, was the daughter of William Churchill de Mille, a famous playwright, and Anna George. Agnes’ early schooling was at Hollywood School for Girls, a private school. She later attended the University of California Los Angeles where she graduated at the age of nineteen. After her parents’ divorce, she went out on her search to become a successful dancer. She was unable to find employment in the theatre, so she simply began to compose dances herself. Although the critics seemed to love her, she lost a considerable amount of money and decided to move, along with her mother, to London. 1 While in London, she continued to out on recitals, along with warren Leonard. She received the
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Agnes de Mille also choreographed for many other musicals such as The Black Crook in 1929, One Touch of Venus (1943), Carousel (1945), Brigadoon (1947), Paint Your Wagon (1951) and Romeo and Juliet (1936)
Her first stroke happened on May 15,1975 right before she was going on stage. After her first stroke she began to write books, writing a total of five after her stroke and before her death. She remained a member of the Board of Directors of the society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. She no longer worked on Broadway musicals and only did revivals of her original choreography. In 1976 she was awarded New York City’s Handel Medallion, and in December of 1980 she was given the nationally prestigious Kennedy Center Honor by President Carter. In October of 1993, Agnes de Mille passed away at her home in New York at the age of 88 from her second