Katherine Dunham(1909-2006)
- Additional Crew
- Actress
- Music Department
Dancer, choreographer, composer and songwriter, educated at the
University of Chicago. She made world tours as a dancer, choreographer,
and director of her own dance company. She directed the Katherine
Dunham School of Dance in New York, and was artist-in-residence at
Southern Illinois University. She also appeared in the Broadway
musicals "Bal Negre" and "Carib Song". Joining ASCAP in 1964, her
popular-song compositions include "Coco da Mata" and "New Love, New
Wine".
