George Zoritch
Biography
George Zoritch was a Russian-born American ballet dancer renowned for his striking personality and glamorous performances with Ballet Russe companies in the United States from the 1930s to the 1960s. Born Yuri Zorich on June 6, 1917, in Moscow during the Russian Revolution, he began dance lessons at age two and went on to study with prominent instructors in Paris before establishing a distinguished career in American ballet.