Pearl Argyle

Birth: Feb. 3, 1910, South Africa Death: Jan. 1, 1947

Pearl Argyle (Wellman) was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1910. She studied with Rambert and Legat and made her debut in 1926 with Rambert's company. Then became ballerina with the Camargo Society. Principal dancer with Vic-Wells Ballet 1935-38. She was an early muse to Ashton and created roles in his Facade and Lady of Shalott (1931). She was not a strong technician but noted for her outstanding beauty, especially her exquisite hands and arms. In 1938 she married a film director and moved to America, where performed in several Broadway musicals. She died sadly in a car accident when only 36 years old.

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"New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WYM-7PV : accessed 11 October 2015), Pearl Bernhardt, 29 Jan 1947; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,133,521.