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Margot Fonteyn

Margot FonteynAKA Margaret Hookham

Born: 18-May-1919
Birthplace: Reigate, Surrey, England
Died: 21-Feb-1991
Location of death: Panama City, Panama
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Iglesia Santuario Nacional, Panama City, Panama

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Dancer

Nationality: England
Executive summary: Exceptional British ballerina

Husband: Roberto Emilio Arias (Panamanian ambassador, "Tito", m. 6-Feb-1955, d. 1989)

    University: Sadler's Wells Ballet School
    Administrator: Chancellor, University of Durham (1981-90)

    Dame of the British Empire 1956
    Hip Replacement Surgery (1989)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Romeo and Juliet (5-Oct-1966)

Author of books:
Margot Fonteyn: Autobiography (1975, memoir)
A Dancer's World (1979)
The Magic of Dance (1979)
Pavlova: Portrait of a Dancer (1984, biography)



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