Stanley Holden
Deceased Person
1928 – 2007
Who was Stanley Holden?
Stanley Holden, born Stanley Herbert Waller, was a British American ballet dancer and choreographer.
Born in London, he joined the Royal Ballet in 1944 and won notice for performing numerous character roles, especially "Widow Simone" in the 1960 production of La fille mal gardée by Frederick Ashton. After retiring in 1969, he moved to California to teach and perform.
He died from heart disease and colon cancer in Thousand Oaks, California. He is survived by a wife Judy Holden,and two daughters and one son from his previous marriage to Stella Farrance who was also a Ballet dancer in the Royal Ballet.
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- Born
- Jan 27, 1928
London - Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- May 11, 2007
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on July 23, 2013
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