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Yvette Chauviré

Yvette Chauviré, French ballerina (died 2016)

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Born
April 22, 1917
Died
October 19, 2016
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1917

About Yvette Chauviré

Yvette Chauviré was a French prima ballerina assoluta and actress. She is often described as France's greatest ballerina, and was the mentor of another pair of well-known prima ballerinas named, Sylvie Guillem and Marie-Claude Pietragalla. She was awarded the Légion d'Honneur in 1964. The role of Giselle became a particular passion for Chauviré, and she considered it her signature piece. Chauviré became a star in the United States, and was featured on the cover of Life magazine in December 1938. In 1988, the film was rediscovered and screened in New York with Chauviré as a commentator.

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Yvette Chauviré timeline

  1. Chauviré became a star in the United States, and was featured on the cover of Life magazine in December 1938.
  2. She was awarded the Légion d'Honneur in 1964.
  3. In 1988, the film was rediscovered and screened in New York with Chauviré as a commentator.

The world when Yvette Chauviré was born

Yvette Chauviré was born in 1917. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1917

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" – H.G. Wells

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentProfessional sports curtailed as America enters World War I
  • Top headlineUS enters World War I
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical military use of sonar
  • World population~1.77B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population100.8M

1917 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Yvette Chauviré's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19172026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Population100.8M341 million

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