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  • Ted Shawn (1891 - 1972)
    Shawn (21 October 1891 — 9 January 1972), originally Edwin Myers Shawn, was one of the first notable male pioneers of American modern dance. Along with creating Denishawn with former wife Ruth St. Deni...
  • Dick Shawn (1923 - 1987)
    Shawn (December 1, 1923 – April 17, 1987) was an American actor and comedian.Contents [show] Early life and career[edit] Shawn was born Richard Schulefand in Buffalo, New York, and raised in adjacent L...
  • Ruth St. Denis (1879 - 1968)
    St. Denis (January 20, 1879 – July 21, 1968) was a modern dance pioneer, introducing eastern ideas into the art. She was co-founder of the American Denishawn School of Dance and the teacher of several ...
  • Wallace Shawn
    Michael "Wally" Shawn (born November 12, 1943) is an American actor, playwright, and essayist. His best-known film roles include Wally Shawn in My Dinner with Andre (1981), Vizzini in The Princess Brid...
  • Shawn (c.1860 - d.)
    GEDCOM Source ===@R-1555475677@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. This information comes from 1 or...

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