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<p><b>Frederic Franklin</b> (* <a href="13._Juni" title="13. Juni">13. Juni</a> <a href="1914" title="1914">1914</a> in <a href="Liverpool" title="Liverpool">Liverpool</a>; † <a href="4._Mai" title="4. Mai">4. Mai</a> <a href="2013" title="2013">2013</a> in <a href="New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>) war ein <a href="Vereinigtes_K%C3%B6nigreich" title="Vereinigtes Königreich">britisch</a>-<a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">US-amerikanischer</a> <a href="Ballettt%C3%A4nzer" class="mw-redirect" title="Balletttänzer">Balletttänzer</a> und <a href="Theaterregisseur" class="mw-redirect" title="Theaterregisseur">Theaterregisseur</a>.
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<p>Franklin wuchs in Liverpool auf. Seine Karriere als Balletttänzer begann 1931 am Casino de Paris mit <a href="Josephine_Baker" title="Josephine Baker">Josephine Baker</a>. Nach kurzzeitigem Tanz mit Vic-Wells Ballett (Vorgänger des <i>Royal Ballett Company</i>) wurde er 1935 Mitglied beim <i>Markova-Dolin Ballett</i>.
Drei Jahre später wurde er Tanzpartner von <a href="Leonide_Massine" class="mw-redirect" title="Leonide Massine">Leonide Massine</a> am <a href="Ballets_Russes_de_Monte_Carlo" title="Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo">Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo</a>, wo er bis 1952 beruflich tätig war. Mit dem Ballet Russe tanzte Franklin in verschiedenen Rollen und war in 45 Hauptrollen zu sehen, die von Ballettchoreografen wie <a href="Michel_Fokine" title="Michel Fokine">Michel Fokine</a>, <a href="Bronislava_Nijinska" title="Bronislava Nijinska">Bronislava Nijinska</a>, <a href="Frederick_Ashton" title="Frederick Ashton">Frederick Ashton</a>, <a href="George_Balanchine" title="George Balanchine">George Balanchine</a>, <a href="Agnes_de_Mille" title="Agnes de Mille">Agnes de Mille</a>, <a href="Ruth_Page" title="Ruth Page">Ruth Page</a> und <a href="Valerie_Bettis" title="Valerie Bettis">Valerie Bettis</a> geleitet wurden. Mit der Balletttänzerin <a href="Alexandra_Danilova" class="mw-redirect" title="Alexandra Danilova">Alexandra Danilova</a> bildete Franklin eines der legendären Ballettpaare des 20. Jahrhunderts. Weitere Ballettpartnerinnen waren unter anderem <a href="Alicia_Markova" title="Alicia Markova">Alicia Markova</a>, <a href="Irina_Baronova" title="Irina Baronova">Irina Baronova</a>, Agnes de Mille, Ruthanna Boris, <a href="Yvette_Chauvir%C3%A9" title="Yvette Chauviré">Yvette Chauviré</a>, <a href="Moira_Shearer" title="Moira Shearer">Moira Shearer</a>, <a href="Rosella_Hightower" title="Rosella Hightower">Rosella Hightower</a>, <a href="Maria_Tallchief" title="Maria Tallchief">Maria Tallchief</a>, Tamara Tournanova, <a href="Alicia_Alonso" title="Alicia Alonso">Alicia Alonso</a> und Louis Elyn.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>1952 war Franklin Mitgründer des <i>Slavenska-Franklin Ballett</i> und einige Jahre später Mitgründer des Washington Ballet sowie später Mitgründer des <i>National Ballet of Washington, D.C.</i> In späteren Jahren arbeitete er freiberuflich in den Vereinigten Staaten und arbeitete mit verschiedenen Ballettunternehmen zusammen, wie unter anderem dem <i>Cincinnati Ballet</i>, dem <i>Dance Theatre of Harlem</i>, dem <i>Chicago Ballet</i>, dem <i>Tulsa Ballet</i>, dem <i>Oakland Ballet</i>, dem <i>Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre</i> und dem <i>American Ballet Theatre</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>2005 wurde sein Leben in dem Dokumentarfilm <i>Ballets Russes</i> verfilmt. Sein Lebenspartner war über viele Jahre hinweg William Haywood Ausman.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<ul><li>1984: <a href="Laurence_Olivier_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Laurence Olivier Award">Laurence Olivier Award</a> für <i>Giselle</i> (mit <a href="Virginia_Johnson" class="mw-redirect" title="Virginia Johnson">Virginia Johnson</a>) am <i>Dance Theatre of Harlem</i></li>
<li>1985: <i>Dance Magazine Award</i></li>
<li>1992: <i>Capezio Dance Award</i></li>
<li>2004: Commander des <a href="Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">Order of the British Empire</a></li>
<li>2011: Aufnahme in die <a href="National_Museum_of_Dance_and_Hall_of_Fame" title="National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame">National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/frederic-franklin-ballet-dancer-coach-and-director-dies-at-98/2013/05/05/9b69f642-0e3a-11e1-a560-dfb7ccea65aa_story.html">Washington Post: Frederic Franklin, ballet dancer, coach and director, dies at 98</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/may/07/frederic-franklin-dies-ballet">The Guardian: Frederic Franklin obituary</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/06/arts/dance/frederic-franklin-inventive-ballet-star-dies-at-98.html">New York Times: Frederic Franklin, Inventive and Charismatic Ballet Star, Is Dead at 98</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/frederic-franklin-dancer-who-championed-modern-ballet-us-8609950.html">Independent: Frederic Franklin: Dancer who championed modern ballet in the US</a></li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/frederic-franklin-dancer-who-championed-modern-ballet-us-8609950.html">Independent: Frederic Franklin: Dancer who championed modern ballet in the US</a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/may/07/frederic-franklin-dies-ballet">The Guardian: Frederic Franklin obituary</a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/frederic-franklin-ballet-dancer-coach-and-director-dies-at-98/2013/05/05/9b69f642-0e3a-11e1-a560-dfb7ccea65aa_story.html">Washington Post: Frederic Franklin, ballet dancer, coach and director, dies at 98</a></span>
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