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Richard Cragun

Ballet dancer and choreographer
Person human Q324819

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
October 5, 1944
Date of death
August 6, 2012
Place of birth
Sacramento
Place of death
Rio de Janeiro
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
cartoonist, choreographer, ballet dancer, dancer
Educated at
Royal Ballet School[11]
Award received
Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg[12]
Spouse
Marcia Haydée[9]
Work location
Stuttgart[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[17]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[19]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts[20]
Family name
Cragun[14]
Given name
Richard[15]
P14750
4902-7BCB-DBB4-471F-FAFC[21]
P14927
11852254X[22]
Start of work period
1962[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Richard Cragun de Cragun es Richard Allan Cragun ja リチャード・クラガン ja リチャード・クレイガン ru Ричард Крэган
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000072947368
VIAF cluster ID
102458403
Library of Congress authority ID
n84091028
GND ID
11852254X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Richard Cragun.jpg ↗
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
cragun-richard
DDB person (GND) ID
11852254X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11852254X
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Richard-Alan-Cragun
FAST ID
127433
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_11852254X
Freebase ID
/m/0kvfj0s
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GTAA ID
90805
IMDb ID
nm1019732
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
11852254X
Kinobox person ID
924725
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
289408
Media Library for Dance and Theatre person ID
7854
Munzinger person ID
00000022126
NL CR AUT ID
ola2007364540
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007421340405171
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095645465
Prabook ID
42835
SPAP ID
a/5765fab5-3dbd-49f8-a2d3-ec5cae86dc2c
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhCKXkCwvvWTj4Xx6CG73
Yale LUX ID
person/804ea298-ecab-43cc-bc6f-30a258ed4804

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
ballet dancer, cartoonist, choreographer
Award received 1
Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Royal Ballet School
Given name 1
Richard
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Sacramento
Place of death 1
Rio de Janeiro
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Marcia Haydée
Spouses 1
Marcia Haydée
Work location 1
Stuttgart
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Summary

Born in Sacramento[1], he… he was born on October 5, 1944[2]. He died in Rio de Janeiro[3]. He died on August 6, 2012[4]. He worked as a cartoonist[5], choreographer[6], ballet dancer[7], and dancer[8].

FAQs

Where was Richard Cragun born?

Born in Sacramento[1].

Where did Richard Cragun die?

Richard Cragun passed away in Rio de Janeiro[3].

Who was Richard Cragun married to?

Richard Cragun's spouses include Marcia Haydée[9].

What did Richard Cragun do for work?

Richard Cragun worked as cartoonist[5], choreographer[6], ballet dancer[7], and dancer[8].

Where did Richard Cragun go to school?

Richard Cragun was educated at Royal Ballet School[11].

What awards did Richard Cragun receive?

Honors received include Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg[12].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . guardian.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . performing-arts.ch. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Royal Ballet School
    Place of birth → Sacramento
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
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