Annabel Farjeon
British ballerina (1919–2004)
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Eve Annabel Farjeon (19 March 1919 – 8 February 2004) was a British ballerina and author.
Born
March 19, 1919
Eve Annabel Farjeon
March 19, 1919
Bucklebury, Berkshire, England
Died8 February 2004 (aged 84)
OthernameSarah Jefferson
OccupationsBallerina and author
Annabel Farjeon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eve Annabel Farjeon March 19, 1919 Bucklebury, Berkshire, England |
| Died | 8 February 2004 (aged 84) |
| Other name | Sarah Jefferson |
| Occupations | Ballerina and author |
| Parent(s) | Herbert Farjeon and Joan Farjeon |
She was born on 19 March 1919, in Bucklebury, Berkshire, the daughter of the critic Herbert Farjeon and the artist Joan Farjeon. She began learning ballet aged eleven, made her professional debut at the age of 14 (in the roles of Snowflake and Biscuit in the original (1934) Vic-Wells Ballet London production of Casse Noisette),[1] and went on to dance with the Vic-Wells, later Sadler's Wells Ballet in the 1930s, where she worked with choreographers Ninette de Valois and Frederick Ashton[2]
Farjeon was also a critic, sometimes writing under the name Sarah Jefferson.[3]
Created roles
- Checkmate, a Pawn (Ninette de Valois, 1937)
- The Wise Virgins, the Mother (Frederick Ashton, 1940)
List of selected publications
- Farjeon, Annabel (1986). Morning Has Broken: A Biography of Eleanor Farjeon. Julia MacRae (Franklin Watts). ISBN 978-0-86203-225-8. (Full text on Internet Archive)
