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Adam Darius

1930 - 2017

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Adam Darius (10 May 1930 – 3 December 2017) was a Turkish origin American dancer, mime artist, writer and choreographer. As a performer, he appeared in over 86 countries across six continents. As a writer, he published 19 books and wrote 22 plays. In a program devoted to his career, the BBC World Service described him as "one of the most exceptional talents of the 20th century". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adam Darius is the 62nd most popular dancer (up from 88th in 2019), the 5,828th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,978th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Dancer.

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Among DANCERS

Among dancers, Adam Darius ranks 62 out of 116. Before him are Jean Coralli, Carla Fracci, Lindsay Kemp, Lucile Grahn, Hans van Manen, and Micheline Bernardini. After him are Olga Preobrajenska, John Cranko, Yvette Chauviré, Vakhtang Chabukiani, Tamara Khanum, and Vladimir Vasiliev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Adam Darius ranks 341. Before him are Patricia Jones, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Wilferd Madelung, Julio Abbadie, Richard C. Sarafian, and Henri Coppens. After him are Edna O'Brien, Dawn Addams, Suraphol Sombatcharoen, Cristóbal Halffter, Roger Vonlanthen, and André Lerond. Among people deceased in 2017, Adam Darius ranks 288. Before him are Ulli Lommel, Hubert Dreyfus, Charles P. Thacker, Amotz Zahavi, Anne-Marie Colchen, and Björn Granath. After him are Paul J. Weitz, Cuthbert Sebastian, Barry Dennen, Teresa Ann Savoy, Waldir Peres, and Hrvoje Šarinić.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Adam Darius ranks 5,828 out of 20,380. Before him are David Arquette (1971), Clarence Nash (1904), Paul Herman (1946), Odette Annable (1985), Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847), and Charlie Mariano (1923). After him are Catherine Hicks (1951), Doug McClure (1935), Charlene Tilton (1958), Katharine McPhee (1984), Richard Hartshorne (1899), and John D. Rockefeller III (1906).

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Among DANCERS In United States

Among dancers born in United States, Adam Darius ranks 7. Before him are Isadora Duncan (1877), Josephine Baker (1906), Martha Graham (1894), Merce Cunningham (1919), William Forsythe (1949), and John Neumeier (1939). After him are Maria Tallchief (1925), Alvin Ailey (1931), Frankie Manning (1914), Katherine Dunham (1909), Yvonne Rainer (1934), and Doris Humphrey (1895).

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