Man Ray photo of Ava Gardner in medieval dress for Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)

Bette Davis and Joan Crawford rehearsing What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Balanchine Goddess: ALEXANDRA DANILOVA in “La Sonnambula.”

Marilyn Monroe taking ballet class (with Nico Charisse).

1950s Hollywood Biblical fashion: Gina Lollobrigida in Solomon and Sheba (1959).

Elizabeth Taylor

Gene Tierney and masks.

Gene Tierney and masks.

1950s Hollywood Biblical fashion: Hedy Lamarr in Samson and Delilah (1949).

RIP, Frederic Franklin, 1914-2013

In The Nutcracker:

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Partnering Alexandra Danilova:

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As the Champion Roper in Rodeo

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Curtain call:

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George Balanchine coaching Mary Ellen Moylan, 1942.

George Balanchine coaching Mary Ellen Moylan, 1942.