Katherine Dunham

Active - 1942 - 2021  |   Birth - Jun 22, 1909  |   Death - May 21, 2006  |   Genres - Music, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Biography | Subgenres - Musical, Biographical Film, Silent Feature

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Katherine Mary Dunham was an African-American dancer, choreographer, author, educator, anthropologist, and social activist. Dunham had one of the most successful dance careers in African-American and European theater of the 20th century, and directed her own dance company for many years. She has been called the "matriarch and queen mother of black dance."

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