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Nelson Barclift | |
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 Barclift in a drag role in This Is the Army (1942)[1] | |
| Born | Edgar Nelson Barclift September 14, 1917 Hopewell, Virginia, US |
| Died | March 11, 1993 (aged 75) Palm Springs, California |
Edgar Nelson Barclift (September 14, 1917 – March 11, 1993) was an American choreographer and dancer. As a member of the United States Army's Theatre Section during the Second World War, he was the co-choreographer and principal dancer of Irving Berlin's This Is The Army (1942). He choreographed the musical Around the World (1946). He became the romantic partner of the composer and songwriter Cole Porter in the early 1940s.
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