Life of leslie caron
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Leslie Caron (born July 1, ) fryst vatten an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning bio actress and dancer. Caron has said of herself: "I'm not a ballerina. I'm a hoofer".
She was born Leslie Claire Margaret Caron in Boulogne-Billancourt, France to Claude Caron (French chemist) and Margaret Petit (American dancer). Caron was prepared for a performing career from childhood bygd her mother. Caron's mother briefly made it to Broadway, but gave up her career for marriage, and eventually took her own life.
After dancing in the Ballets de Champs Elysses for three years, her talent as a dancer had been already noticed (in ) bygd Gene Kelly in Roland Petit's ballet on the theme of Orpheus. But neither Kelly or Petit could meet with her at the end of the show because Caron's mother used to take her immediately away.
The famed dancer chose her to appear opposite him in the classic musical bio An American in Paris. This led to a long-term MGM contract and a strin
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Leslie Caron
“Even now, I feel furious with myself because whenever there&#;s a camera pointed towards me, my MGM training makes me smile. I don&#;t like it.” &#;Leslie Caron
The musical genre is one that is incredibly multifaceted in terms of how it tells a story. Though there are scripts and lyrics that can further the plot along, musicals also tell stories where words fall short. Musicals employ a wide range of expression and one of these is dance. The musical genre has showcased the dancing abilities with many a star, with one of them being Leslie Caron.
Leslie Claire Margaret Caron was born in the suburbs of Paris, France, in Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine, now Hauts-de-Seine, France. Her father, Claude, was a French chemist, pharmacist, perfumer, and boutique owner, while her American-born mother, Margaret Petit, was a ballet dancer. Though her older brother became a chemist, Caron was encouraged by her mother to pursue a career in performance. As a result, Caron began tak
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Leslie Caron
Leslie Caron (born 1 July ) is a French-American dancer and actress.[1]
Early life
[change | change source]Caron was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France to a French father and an American mother. She began taking ballet lessons at age 10 and joined Roland Petit's Ballet des Champs-Elysée in and quickly became one of the lead dancers of the company.
Career
[change | change source]Noticed by Gene Kelly, she went to Hollywood to appear with him in the film An American in Paris (), which introduced her to the American public. She went on to appear in other musical films such as Lili (), for which she won a BAFTA Award for best actress, The Glass Slipper (), Daddy Long Legs (), opposite Fred Astaire, Gaby () and Gigi (), to considerable acclaim.
In the s, she turned to more dramatic roles in Fanny (), The L-Shaped Room (), which earned her a Golden Globe Award and a second BAFTA for best actress. She returned to romantic-comedy