American dancer, ballerina, and actress (1929-2018)
Frances Taylor Davis
Born
Frances Elizabeth Taylor
September 28, 1929
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died
November 17, 2018(2018-11-17) (aged 89)
Nationality
American
Other names
Elizabeth Taylor (on Broadway), Frances Davis
Occupation(s)
Dancer, choreographer, actress
Known for
First black ballerina in the Paris Opera Ballet
Spouses
Jean-Marie Durand
(m. 1955, divorced)
Miles Davis
(m. 1959–1968)
Frances Taylor Davis (September 28, 1929 – November 17, 2018) was an American dancer and actress who was a member of the Katherine Dunham Company, and the first African American ballerina to perform with the Paris Opera Ballet.[1]
Credited as Elizabeth Taylor, she had roles in the Broadway musicals Mr. Wonderful, Shinbone Alley, and was an original cast member of West Side Story.[1] Taylor also appeared in the Off-Broadway productions of Carmen Jones and Porgy and Bess.[2] At the peak of her career, she left Broadway to marry jazz musician Miles Davis.[3]
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