Eileen Kramer
Australian dancer, artist, performer, choreographer and supercentenarian (1914-2024)
Eileen Kramer (8 November 1914 – 15 November 2024) was an Australian dancer, artist, performer, choreographer and supercentenarian. Kramer was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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| Born | 8 November 1914 Mosman Bay, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 15 November 2024 (aged 110 years, 7 days) New South Wales, Australia |
| Education | Sydney Conservatorium of Music |
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| Years active | c. 1943–2024 |
| Website | eileen-kramer |
Kramer began her career by performing with the Bodenwieser Ballet in 1940. She toured around Australia, France and the United States for the next 60 years, before returning to Australia where she remained active in the arts until her death.[1][2][3][4]
Kramer died on 15 November 2024 in New South Wales, a week after her 110th birthday.[5]
References
change- ↑ Fuss, Eloise (1 December 2017). "Meet the 103-year-old dancer still performing, choreographing and making costumes". ABC News. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ↑ Hardy, Karen (16 October 2017). "Eileen Kramer plans to dance on her 103rd birthday". Canberra Times. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ↑ Cormack, Lucy (5 March 2015). "One hundred-year-old dancer Eileen Kramer still taking to the stage". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ↑ Nunn, Gary (1 June 2021). "The dancer aged 106 who bans the word 'old'". BBC News. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ "Dancer Eileen Kramer, 'longest living woman in NSW', dies aged 110". ABC.net. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
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- One Plus One - ABC News
- The Art of Now: Breath is Life - Eileen Kramer - BBC Radio 4
- Studio 10 interview - YouTube
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