[DOC] [TLE] Maria Tallchief - Wikipedia [PAR] Elizabeth Marie "Betty" Tall Chief was considered America's first major prima 
ballerina, and was ... When Balanchine co-founded what would become the New 
York City Ballet in 1946, Tallchief ... Tall Chief, known as "Betty Marie" to friends 
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Occupation: Ballet Dancer ... Born on January 24, 1925 in Fairfax, Oklahoma, 
Maria Tallchief was the ... the globe and led to a short marriage to George 
Balanchine. ... she became known professionally as Maria Tallchief, combining 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Biography for Kids: Maria Tallchief - Ducksters [PAR] Occupation: Ballerina; Born: January 24, 1925 in Fairfax, Oklahoma; Best known 
for: First Native ... Maria Tallchief was born in Fairfax, Oklahoma on the Osage 
Indian Reservation in 1925. ... Soon she was a member of the famous Russian 
ballet company. She was ... She married choreographer George Balanchine in 
1946. [DOC] [TLE] Maria Tallchief, ballet star who was inspiration for Balanchine, dies ... [PAR] Apr 12, 2013 ... Maria Tallchief, prima ballerina of the New York City Ballet, ... inspiration for 
choreographer George Balanchine, her first husband, died ... 1946, when she 
was 21 and the Russian-born Balanchine was 42. It was Balanchine's third 
marriage. ... One of her best-known roles was that of the Sugar Plum Fairy in... [DOC] [TLE] Maria Tallchief Biography - life, family, name, school, mother, young ... [PAR] Maria Tallchief was born in Fairfax, Oklahoma, on January 24, 1925. ... a student 
of the renowned Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova (18821931). ... When 
choreographer George Balanchine (19041983) took control of the ... At the New 
York City Ballet Tallchief became recognized as one of the greatest dancers in 
the world... [DOC] [TLE] Tallchief, Elizabeth Maria | Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and ... [PAR] Born at Fairfax, Oklahoma, on January 24, 1925, to Alexander and Ruth ... Known 
as Betty Marie, Tallchief had an older brother, Gerald, and a younger sister, 
Marjorie. Mrs. Tall Chief wanted the best for her children and made the decision 
to ... In 1944 George Balanchine, the great Russian choreographer, joined Ballet
... [DOC] [TLE] Maria Tallchief, Dazzling Ballerina, Dies at 88 - The New York Times [PAR] Apr 12, 2013 ... Maria Tallchief in the title role in George Balanchine's ballet ... compared Ms. 
Tallchief to two of the century's greatest ballerinas: Galina ... born at roughly the 
same time, who came to be called the Oklahoma ... Growing up at a time when 
many American dancers adopted Russian stage names, Ms. Tallchief,... [DOC] [TLE] Maria Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina - The New York Times [PAR] My father, Alexander Joseph Tall Chief, was a full-blooded Osage Indian. ... As a 
young girl growing up on the Osage reservation in Fairfax, Oklahoma, I felt my 
father ... I was born in Fairfax in the tiny local hospital on January 24, 1925. ..... a 
beautiful Russian, had been one of the famous "baby" ballerinas Balanchine had
... [DOC] [TLE] Maria Tallchief - Geni [PAR] Genealogy for Elizabeth Marie "Betty" Tall Chief (1925 - 2013) family tree on Geni
, ... Also Known As: "Wa-Xthe-Thomba", "Maria Chief" ... Occupation: Ballet 
Dancer .... She was born in Fairfax, Oklahoma to a father who was a chief in the 
Osage ... Russian-born choreographer George Balanchine wrote several of his 
most... [DOC] [TLE] The History of George Balanchine and the New York City Ballet ... [PAR] How did it happen that the world's greatest ballet companywhich is what it has 
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had ... first Balanchine

Question: Best-known occupation of Oklahoma-born Maria Tallchief, who married Russian-born George Balanchine
Answer: ballerina