Desha Delteil Death
Desha passed away on July 17, 1980 at the age of 81.
When did Desha Delteil die?
July 17, 1980How old was Desha Delteil when died?
81
Desha Delteil Birthday and Date of Death
Desha Delteil was born on March 18, 1899 and died on July 17, 1980. Desha was 81 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: March 18, 1899
Date of Death: July 17, 1980
Age at Death: 81
Desha Delteil - Biography
She was born in Yugoslavia and studied under Michel Fokine, eventually becoming first dancer in his company. In 1920 she appeared in a solo short movie, "The Bubble," of a young girl dancing with a balloon, and was an uncredited cabaret dancer in the 1924 motion picture "Isn`t Life Wonderful." A few years later, her "bubble dance" in the 1929 Hollywood musical "Glorifying the American Girl" made her well known. In the 1930s she and Jean Myrio, another classically trained dancer, performed at number of nightclubs in Paris and London, and their dance interpretation of George Gershwin`s "Rhapsody in Blue" at the Kit-Cat Club was recorded in a Pathé motion picture review.In 1916, Desha was hired to pose for sculptor Harriet Whitney Frishmuth and modeled for several of Frishmth`s female bronzes, one of which Frishmuth entitled Desha. She became Frishmuth`s favorite model, posing not only for a number of her best pieces but also for her studio art classes. She is known to have posed for The Vine and Roses of Yesterday, and is presumed to have posed for The Hunt based on similarities of form and figure. Delteil modeled for other artists as well, being highly valued for her ability to hold difficult poses for extended periods.
