William Archibald

Born March 7, 1917· Trinidad, British West Indies

† Died December 27, 1970

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Emerging from a Trinidadian family of European descent, Archibald received his early education at St Mary's College in Port-of-Spain before moving to New York in 1937 to study dance at the Academy of Allied Arts. His Broadway debut came as a principal dancer in the revue One for the Money, and he quickly contributed verse to Charles Weidman's On My Mother’s Side and text for José Limón’s War Lyric… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources