Jean Erdman

Jean Erdman (February 20, 1916 – May 4, 2020) was an American dancer and choreographer. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography in 1972 for her work in The Two Gentlemen of Verona. She was known for her works as Ideal Spectator in Every Soul is a Circus, the Speaking Fate in Punch and the Judy and the One Who Speaks in Letter to the World.Martin, John, The New York Times, 1946, Quoted in Erdman, Jean, Jean Erdman Papers, 1925-2001, New York Library for the Performing Arts, Jerome Robbins Dance Research Collection, New York, New York, Box 48, Folder 10, Call#: MGZMD 170

Erdman died on May 4, 2020 in Honolulu, aged 104.

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Other websites

 Jean Erdman Papers, 1925-2001 - The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Modern Innovator Erdman Honored
 The Grande Dame of Dance 
Dance: A Survey of Jean Erdman Choreography Since '42 - New York Times
Dance: Jean Erdman's Works at the Open Eye - New York Times

Category:Drama Desk Award winners
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Category:2020 deaths
Category:American centenarians
Category:American dancers
Category:American choreographers
Category:American stage actors
Category:Actors from Honolulu