Born November 16, 1913· Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA
† Died May 4, 2015
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Hailing from Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, Ellen Albertini Dow grew up as the youngest of seven children of Italian immigrants and began studying dance and piano at five before moving to New York City, where she trained with modern-dance pioneers Hanya Holm and Martha Graham. She earned both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in theatre from Cornell University, later refining her craft under Michael…
