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Ballet dancer Rudolg Nureyev. His legs are insured for $475,000
Ballet dancer Rudolg Nureyev. His legs are insured for $475,000

Ballet dancer Rudolg Nureyev. His legs are insured for $475,000

Date8/27/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Ballet dancer Rudolg Nureyev. His legs are insured for $475,000
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0071245F
He crocked his andle. . . Ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev tapes ankle he injured when he slipped in snow while wallking Sunday. Last night he danced in La Sylphide at the O'Keefe Centre
He crocked his andle. . . Ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev tapes ankle he injured when he slipped in snow while wallking Sunday. Last night he danced in La Sylphide at the O'Keefe Centre
1/6/1965
Lasting Memory: Linda Maybarduk, a former National Ballet soloist and friend of Rudolf Nureyev since the '70s, with an autographed photo of the late dancer
Lasting Memory: Linda Maybarduk, a former National Ballet soloist and friend of Rudolf Nureyev since the '70s, with an autographed photo of the late dancer
1/7/1993
Nureyev, concentrating intensely, gives instruction to corps de ballet dancer Katherine Joyner during rehearsals
Nureyev, concentrating intensely, gives instruction to corps de ballet dancer Katherine Joyner during rehearsals
8/21/1972
A Russian in the Glen. Kilted Russian: Rodolf Nureyev, Soviet ballet dancer who defected to the West, danced a Scottish role in 'La Sylphide' with the(...)
A Russian in the Glen. Kilted Russian: Rodolf Nureyev, Soviet ballet dancer who defected to the West, danced a Scottish role in 'La Sylphide' with the(...)
1/6/1965
A Russian in the glen. Kilted Russian: Rudolf Nureyev, Soviet ballet dancer who defected to the West, danced a Scottish role in la Sylphide' with the (...)
A Russian in the glen. Kilted Russian: Rudolf Nureyev, Soviet ballet dancer who defected to the West, danced a Scottish role in la Sylphide' with the (...)
1/6/1965
Lost legs over Cologne wants to fight again, Flying for the first time since he lost his legs bombing cologne
Lost legs over Cologne wants to fight again, Flying for the first time since he lost his legs bombing cologne
7/15/1943
Last legs, Left, Paul Newman plays a hockey player on his last legs in Slap Shot
Last legs, Left, Paul Newman plays a hockey player on his last legs in Slap Shot
4/19/1986
He's a leg man. Greg Crouse has on of the best pairs of legs in town - unfortunately they're not his, Greg took a break for lunch yesterday before he (...)
He's a leg man. Greg Crouse has on of the best pairs of legs in town - unfortunately they're not his, Greg took a break for lunch yesterday before he (...)
9/9/1980
Ballet star Rudolf Nureyev chats with Celia Franca, artistic director of the national Ballet company, at a party in the O'Keefe Centre after his perfo(...)
Ballet star Rudolf Nureyev chats with Celia Franca, artistic director of the national Ballet company, at a party in the O'Keefe Centre after his perfo(...)
2/9/1971
The full use of his arms and his legs lost in a football accident 25 years ago, Johnny Black sat in his wheelchair at a dinner last night at which Har(...)
The full use of his arms and his legs lost in a football accident 25 years ago, Johnny Black sat in his wheelchair at a dinner last night at which Har(...)
11/13/1974
Cans strapped to his legs and battery on his waist to power light on his forehead, Ken Jay demonstrates art of worm-picking. He says he can pick 1,000 an hour
Cans strapped to his legs and battery on his waist to power light on his forehead, Ken Jay demonstrates art of worm-picking. He says he can pick 1,000 an hour
5/18/1975
Bicycle built for 1 1/2 This postman ? he wouldn't give his name ? wasn't really delivquin legs for a sculpture and had to take them home on his bike ? turning a few heads in the process
Bicycle built for 1 1/2 This postman ? he wouldn't give his name ? wasn't really delivquin legs for a sculpture and had to take them home on his bike ? turning a few heads in the process
8/7/1980