Researching Martha Graham
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 34384 people with the Graham surname? In that year Graham was ranked number 92 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Martha means "lady" and is of Aramaic origin.
Records of Martha Graham on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Martha Graham and the Graham Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 57276 people with the Graham surname in the UK? Graham is now ranked number 71 for popularity in the UK. |
Graham Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 249136 people with the Graham surname in the USA? Graham is ranked number 77 for popularity in the USA. |
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Martha Graham
Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991) was an American modern dancer and choreographer. Her style, the Graham technique, reshaped American dance and is still taught worldwide.
Graham danced and taught for over seventy years. She was the first dancer to perform at the White House, travel abroad as a cultural ambassador, and receive the highest civilian award of the US: the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction. In her lifetime she received honors ranging from the Key to the City of Paris to Japan's Imperial Order of the Precious Crown. She said, in the 1994 documentary The Dancer Revealed: "I have spent all my life with dance and being a dancer. It's permitting life to use you in a very intense way. Sometimes it is not pleasant. Sometimes it is fearful. But nevertheless it is inevitable." Founded in 1926 (the same year as Graham's professional dance company), the Martha Graham School is the oldest school of dance in the United States. First located in a small studio within Carnegie Hall the school currently has two different studios in New York City.
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