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- Birth nameElizabeth Marie Tall Chief
- Maria Tallchief was born on January 24, 1925 in Fairfax, Oklahoma, USA. She was an actress, known for Million Dollar Mermaid (1952), Camera Three (1954) and The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950). She was married to Henry D. Paschen Jr., Elmourza Natirboff and George Balanchine. She died on April 11, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- SpousesHenry D. Paschen Jr.(June 3, 1956 - June 2, 2004) (his death, 1 child)Elmourza Natirboff(October 4, 1952 - September 1954) (divorced)George Balanchine(August 16, 1946 - June 7, 1951) (annulled)
- ChildrenElise Maria PaschenMargaret Wright
- RelativesMarjorie Tallchief(Sibling)
- Of Osage Native American blood.
- Acknowledged as the most technically accomplished ballerina ever produced in America.
- Credits St. Exupery with her favorite quote: "If anything at all, perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add but when there is no longer anything to take away".
- Starred with the New York City Ballet for 18 years.
- Her father was an Osage Indian and her mother was of Scottish-Irish heritage.
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