DANCER

Robert Helpmann

1909 - 1986

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Sir Robert Murray Helpmann (né Helpman, 9 April 1909 – 28 September 1986) was an Australian ballet dancer, actor, director, and choreographer. After early work in Australia he moved to Britain in 1932, where he joined the Vic-Wells Ballet (now The Royal Ballet) under its creator, Ninette de Valois. He became one of the company's leading men, partnering Alicia Markova and later Margot Fonteyn. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Helpmann has received more than 1,136,694 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 19 in 2019). Robert Helpmann is the 97th most popular dancer (down from 84th in 2019), the 385th most popular biography from Australia (down from 299th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Dancer.

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Among DANCERS

Among dancers, Robert Helpmann ranks 97 out of 116. Before him are Frankie Manning, Dušanka Sifnios, Svetlana Zakharova, Sonal Mansingh, Jin Xing, and Saroj Khan. After him are Twyla Tharp, Antony Tudor, Rachel Brice, Padma Subrahmanyam, Agnes de Mille, and Kapila Vatsyayan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Robert Helpmann ranks 402. Before him are Howard Da Silva, Gregor Hradetzky, C. Douglas Dillon, Sam Balter, Gertrude Abercrombie, and Nobuo Arai. After him are Harold Smith, Roger Revelle, Wim Lagendaal, Willi Horn, Ruby Keeler, and John Wright. Among people deceased in 1986, Robert Helpmann ranks 288. Before him are Edmund Rubbra, Paul Stewart, Harry Voigt, Edwin Graves, Howard Da Silva, and Rudy Vallée. After him are Dinny Pails, Hank Greenberg, Dorothy Ashby, Anna Neagle, Bessie Head, and Richard van der Riet Woolley.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Robert Helpmann ranks 385 out of 1,143. Before him are James McTeigue (1967), Alyssa Sutherland (1982), Claire Holt (1988), Tony Popovic (1973), Bob Tinning (1925), and Elizabeth Kenny (1880). After him are David Walker (1941), Darren Hayes (1972), Arthur Streeton (1867), Emily Hood Westacott (1910), Mary Carter Reitano (1934), and Jacqueline McKenzie (1967).

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Among DANCERS In Australia

Among dancers born in Australia, Robert Helpmann ranks 1. After him are Wade Robson (1982).

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