Rudolf Nureyev
Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev ( NEWR-ee-ef, nyuurr-AY-ef; Tatar/Bashkir: Рудольф Хәмит улы Нуриев; Russian: Рудо́льф Хаме́тович Нуре́ев, 17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a Soviet-born ballet dancer and choreographer. Nureyev is regarded by some as the greatest male ballet dancer of his generation.
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| Full name at birth | Rudolf Hametovich Nureyev
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| Claim to fame | Defected to France from Kirov Ballet
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| Date of birth | 17 March 1938
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| Place of birth | Irkutsk, Russia
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| Date of death | 6 January 1993
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| Age | 54 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Paris, France
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| Cause of death | AIDS (-related cardiac complications)
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| Resting place | Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Cemetery, Paris, France
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| Occupation | Ballet dancer, choreographer
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| Height | 5' 8" (173 cm)
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| Distinctive feature | High Cheekbones, Cats Eyes
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- His height was 173cm or 5 feet 8 inches.
- Was often descibed as arrogant.
- His rumoured affair with Margot Fonteyn is false. The pair were close friends, but never pursued a romantic relationship.
- Wanted to marry Talitha Pol.
- Was friends with Aristotle Onassis and Maria Callas, both of whom often watched him perform.
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