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Tamara Geva
Geva in Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937)
Born
Tamara Zheverzheeva

(1906-03-17)17 March 1906
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died9 December 1997(1997-12-09) (aged 91)
New York City, U.S.
CitizenshipRussian
American
Occupations
  • Actress
  • ballet dancer
  • choreographer
Years active1924–1983
Spouses
George Balanchine
(m. 1921; div. 1926)
Kapa Davidoff
(divorced)
John Emery
(m. 1942; div. 1963)

Tamara Geva (Russian: Тамара Жева, born Tamara Levkievna Zheverzheeva, Russian: Тамара Левкиевна Жевержеева; 17 March 1906 – 9 December 1997) was a Soviet and later an American actress, ballet dancer, and choreographer. She was the daughter of art patron and collector Levkiy Gevergeyev [ru] and she was the first wife of the well-known ballet dancer and choreographer George Balanchine.

Throughout her life she danced with Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, danced with husband George Balanchine, and performed in and choreographed many notable Broadway shows as well as Hollywood movies.

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Hamilton, Gertrude Purcell and A.E. Thomas. The film stars Charlie Ruggles, Tamara Geva, Margaret Dumont, Allen Jenkins and Donald Meek. The film was released...

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the gangsters. Slaughter on Tenth Avenue was danced by Ray Bolger and Tamara Geva in the original stage production of On Your Toes, and by Eddie Albert...

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relationship begins to sweeten, the doctors' relationship begins to sour. Tamara Geva as Maria Ivar John Emery as John Newberry Leif Erickson as Dr. Harold...

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On Your Toes

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total run of 315 performances. The cast included Ray Bolger (Junior), Tamara Geva (Vera Barnova), and Monty Woolley (Sergei Alexandrovitch). The London...

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The Untouched Woman

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Nolan, Tamara Geva, and Alf Blütecher. The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Görge. Mary Nolan as Marcelle Vautier Tamara Geva as Jane...

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Night Plane from Chungking

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on a secret diplomatic mission. There is also Countess Olga Karagin (Tamara Geva), who is caught spying. Nick and his co-pilot, Captain Po (Victor Sen...

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Ballets Russes

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Mariinsky Theater. In 1924, Balanchine (and his first wife, ballerina Tamara Geva) fled to Paris while on tour of Germany with the Soviet State Dancers...

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Howard Dietz

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Between the Devil "Louisiana Hayride" (music by Schwartz). Introduced by Tamara Geva, Clifton Webb and ensemble in the 1932 revue Flying Colors "The Love...

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Specter of the Rose

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Viola Essen, Michael Chekhov, and Lionel Stander, with choreography by Tamara Geva, and music by George Antheil. A male ballet superstar is suspected of...

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Arthur Schwartz

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List of rediscovered films

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Neumann Werner Krauss, Ruth Weyher, Theodor Becker (actor), Valeska Gert, Tamara Geva Long considered a lost film, the North American version of the German...

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List of ballets by George Balanchine

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Toes (1936), music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart; starring Tamara Geva and Ray Bolger. This dramatic ballet served as the climax of this musical...

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Deaths in December 1997

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List of female dancers

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Flying Colors, in which Clark pretended to be Clifton Webb and Lillie was Tamara Geva. Where Have We Met Before? Speaking of Love A Penny for Your Thoughts...

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Wood Love

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