Marta Becket
American ballet dancer (1924-2017)
Marta Becket (August 9, 1924 – January 30, 2017) was an dancer, choreographer and painter. She was born in New York City. She performed for more than 40 years at her own theater, the Amargosa Opera House in Death Valley Junction, California.[1][2] She retired in 2012.
The 2000 documentary movie about Becket's life, Amargosa won a 2003 Emmy Award for cinematographer Curt Apduhan, in addition to the movie's numerous festival awards and nominations.[3]
Becket died on January 30, 2017 at her home in Death Valley Junction, California from congestive heart failure, aged 92.[4]
References change
- ↑ "Dancer, Artist Enlivens Death Valley Junction". National Public Radio. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
- ↑ "Documentary Chronicles Marta Becket's 40-Year Solo Career". Santa Barbara Independent. Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
- ↑ "24th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards". Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
- ↑ Henry Brean (January 31, 2017). "Marta Becket, who made Amargosa Opera House famous, dies at 92". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
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