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Michael Somes(1917-1994)

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Michael Somes was born on 28 September 1917 in Horsley, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Romeo and Juliet (1966), The Royal Ballet (1960) and Producers' Showcase (1954). He died on 18 November 1994 in London, England, UK.
BornSeptember 28, 1917
DiedNovember 18, 1994(77)
BornSeptember 28, 1917
DiedNovember 18, 1994(77)
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Known for

Romeo and Juliet (1966)
Romeo and Juliet
7.1
  • Lord Capulet
  • 1966
The Royal Ballet (1960)
The Royal Ballet
7.8
  • Prince Siegfried
  • Prince Ivan
  • Palemon
  • 1960
Producers' Showcase (1954)
Producers' Showcase
7.2
TV Series
  • The Prince
  • Prince Charming
The Sleeping Beauty
TV Movie
  • Prince Florimund
  • 1959

Credits

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Actor

  • Romeo and Juliet (1966)
    Romeo and Juliet
    7.1
    • Lord Capulet
    • 1966
  • The Royal Ballet (1960)
    The Royal Ballet
    7.8
    • Prince Siegfried
    • Prince Ivan
    • Palemon
    • 1960
  • The Sleeping Beauty
    TV Movie
    • Prince Florimund
    • 1959
  • The Nutcracker (1958)
    The Nutcracker
    TV Movie
    • Nutcracker Prince
    • 1958
  • Producers' Showcase (1954)
    Producers' Showcase
    7.2
    TV Series
    • The Prince
    • Prince Charming
    • 1955–1957
  • The Little Ballerina (1947)
    The Little Ballerina
    5.2
    • (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • The Rake's Progress
    TV Movie
    • 1939
  • Checkmate
    TV Movie
    • Black Knight
    • 1939
  • Le lac des cygnes
    TV Movie
    • Huntsman
    • 1937
  • Carnaval
    TV Movie
    • Valse Noble
    • 1937
  • Les patineurs
    TV Movie
    • Brown Boy
    • 1937
  • Job
    TV Movie
    • Famine
    • 1936

Choreography

  • 40 Years of Dance on BBC Television
    TV Movie
    • dance supervisor
    • 1994
  • Anthony Hopkins and Claire Bloom in A Doll's House (1973)
    A Doll's House
    6.4
    • choreographer: Tarantella
    • 1973

Additional Crew

  • Natalya Makarova's Swan Lake (1988)
    Swan Lake
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • production supervisor
    • 1982

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Michael Soames
  • Born
    • September 28, 1917
    • Horsley, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 18, 1994
    • London, England, UK(brain tumor)
  • Other works
    He danced to "Divertissement," at the The Vic-Wells Coronation Year Ball at the Royal Albert Hall in South Kensington, London, England with Lilian Baylis, Ivor Novello, Leslie Banks, Edith Evans, Harold Turner, Robert Helpmann, Mary Honer, Margot Fonteyn, Leslie Edwards, and Charles B. Cochran in the cast. Ninette De Valois was choreographer. Laurence Olivier and Edith Evans presented prizes. Charles B. Cochran, Leslie Banks, and Ivor Novello were judges for the fancy dress parade.

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    Ballet dancer with the Royal Ballet of London for many years.

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