George Zoritch (born Yuri Zorich; Russian: Юрий Зорич; 6 June 1917 – 1 November 2009), was a Russian-born American ballet dancer who starred in performances by Ballet Russe companies on stages all over the United States from the 1930s to the 1960s. Internationally known, he was one of the most glamorous figures and striking personalities in mid-twentieth-century ballet.[1]
- ^ Horst Koegler, "Zoritch, George," in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Ballet, 2d ed. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1932).