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Nureyev, Rudolf
     
Nureyev, Rudolf
(1938-93) a Russian ballet dancer who escaped from the former Soviet Union in 1961 to live in the West. He often danced with Dame Margot Fonteyn and was one of the greatest male dancers ever.
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