Ailes Gilmour | |
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| Born | January 27, 1912 Yokohama, Japan |
| Died | April 16, 1993 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Dance |
| Movement | Modern Dance |
Ailes Gilmour (January 27, 1912 – April 16, 1993) was a Japanese American dancer who was one of the young pioneers of the American Modern Dance movement of the 1930s. She was one of the first members of Martha Graham's dance company.[1] Gilmour's older half-brother was sculptor Isamu Noguchi.
Among those in the first and all-female troupe in the 1930s was Ailes Gilmour, who introduced her brother, the sculptor Isamu Noguchi, to Miss Graham