Maria Gambarelli

Maria Gambarelli (7 April 1900 – 4 February 1990) was an Italian-American ballerina and actress. She was born in La Spezia, but raised in the United States. Between 1938 and 1941 she was prima ballerina at the Metropolitan Opera.^[4] She was considered to be the greatest dancer trained at the Metropolitan Opera ballet school.^[5]

Maria Gambarelli
Born	7 April 1900 La Spezia, Liguria, Kingdom of Italy
Died	4 February 1990 (aged 89) Huntington, New York, U.S.
Other names	Gamby
Occupation(s)	Dancer, Actress
Years active	1908–1968[1]
Spouse	Edward Fenton ​ (m. 1935)​ [2][3]

Selected filmography

Gambarelli (left) in the 1955 film Le Amiche

• La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935)
• Here's to Romance (1935)
• Hooray for Love (1935)
• Doctor Antonio (1937)
• Le Amiche (1955)
• The Prince with the Red Mask (1955)

References

1. Delatiner, Barbara (24 April 1988). "Reflections on a Stagestruck Life". The New York Times.
2. Dunning, Jennifer (9 February 1990). "Maria Gambarelli Fenton, 89, A Metropolitan Opera Ballerina". The New York Times.
3. Cook, Joan (August 1970). "Even on Waterfront, People Like to Own Pools". The New York Times.
4. The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia p.165
5. "Maria Gambarelli | Broadway Photographs". broadway.cas.sc.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-20.

Bibliography

• Salvatore J. LaGumina, Frank J. Cavaioli, Salvatore Primeggia & Joseph A. Varacalli. The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia. Routledge, 2003.

External links

• Maria Gambarelli at IMDb