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Alexander Borisovich Godunov ( Russian: Александр Борисович Годунов; November 28, 1949 – c. May 1995) [4] was a Russian-American ballet dancer and film actor. A member of the Bolshoi Ballet, he became the troupe's Premier danseur. In 1979, he defected to the United States. While continuing to dance, he also began ...
May 19, 1995 · Boris Alexander Godunov was born on Sakhalin Island, and began studying dance at 9 at the Riga State Ballet School, where his mother enrolled him to prevent him from becoming "a hooligan," as he ...
Alexander Godunov. Actor. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 1:25. The Money Pit (1986) 1 Video. 14 Photos. He was born on Sakhalin Island at the far eastern end of the former Soviet Union and began studying dance at age 9 in the Riga State Ballet School. He later said his mother put him there to prevent his becoming "a hooligan".
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Jul 4, 2024 · Alexander Godunov (born November 28, 1949, Sakhalin Island, Soviet Union (now in Russia)—died May 18, 1995, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) was a Russian ballet dancer and actor who had a successful career with Moscow ’s Bolshoi Ballet before defecting to the United States during the company’s 1979 engagement in New York City.
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With dynamic athleticism and abundant charisma, Alexander Godunov made his mark as one of the leading male dancers of the 1970s and early 1980s. His variatio...
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May 19, 1995 · Alexander Godunov, the lithe dancer with the long flaxen hair and a brooding manner who created an international stir when he defected from the Soviet Union in 1979, was found dead Thursday.
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Alexander Godunov was a dancer of handsome stature and blond good looks. He possessed a virtuoso technique and enjoyed a career of glamorous highlights in ballet and film; but his triumphs were ...
