Sally Gilpin
English ballet dancer and choreographer
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Sally Gilpin (19 September 1938 – 28 September 2008) was an English ballet dancer and choreographer.
Born
19 September 1938[1]
Sarah Patricia Canter
19 September 1938[1]
Marylebone, London, England
Died28 September 2008 (aged 70)
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
OccupationsBallet dancer and choreographer
Spouse
Sally Gilpin | |
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| Born | Sarah Patricia Canter 19 September 1938[1] Marylebone, London, England |
| Died | 28 September 2008 (aged 70) Salisbury, Wiltshire, England |
| Occupations | Ballet dancer and choreographer |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
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Biography
She was born as Sarah Patricia Canter to Ernest Canter (1908–1984) and Hilda Madeline née Haddock (1906–1979) [later Canter, Judd, and finally Rees].
She became a leading ballerina for the London Festival Ballet who danced in many roles in productions, such as The Nutcracker in 1962.
- She appeared in two films:
- The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
- Half a Sixpence (1967)
- She choreographed six films:
- The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971)
- Follow Me! (1971)
- Percy's Progress (1974)
- Timon of Athens (1981) (TV)
- Antony and Cleopatra (1981) (TV)
- The Beggar's Opera (1983) (TV)
- She choreographed one TV miniseries:
- Smiley's People (miniseries) (1982)
Personal life
From 27 August 1960 until 1970, she was married to the ballet dancer John Gilpin (1930–1983), by whom she had one daughter, Tracy (born 1962). Their wedding took place at St. Mary's Church.[2]