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Beverly Schmidt Blossom is an American dancer and choreographer who was born on August 28, 1926 in Illinois. She is best known for her work on Broadway, including the original production of West Side Story and the revival of Fiddler on the Roof. Blossom began her career as a dancer in the 1940s, performing in nightclubs and on television. She made her Broadway debut in 1954 in the musical Fanny, and went on to appear in a number of other Broadway shows, including West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, and The Music Man. Blossom has choreographed for a number of Broadway shows, including the original production of West Side Story, the revival of Fiddler on the Roof, and the revival of The Music Man. She has also choreographed for television, including the Emmy Award-winning special, "The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Illusion." Blossom is 88 years old and her estimated net worth is $1 million. She has earned her wealth through her career as a dancer and choreographer. She is currently retired and living in New York City.

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2014

Beverly Blossom died in Chicago, Illinois on November 1, 2014, from cancer, aged 88. Her sole immediate survivor is her son, Michael Blossom.

2010

After her retirement, she choreographed for her own company (Blossom & Co. Inc.), in addition to guest performing and teaching. In December 2010, she appeared in the Nikolais Centennial Alumni Concerts at Hunter College, speaking and performing at both presentations.

2000

Blossom appeared in a documentary about her former husband, actor Roberts Blossom in 2000, titled, Full Blossom: The Life and Times of Actor/Poet Roberts Blossom. The couple had one son, Michael.

1994

In 1994 Anna Kisselgoff described Blossom's tribute to her mentor Nikolais after his death: "Here, she is the tattered clown with a suitcase, gazing at a shattered Styrofoam mannekin. Reassembling the figure, she swept it into a soaring curve. but this was only a remembrance of poetic time past, a strong tribute to the death of an artist."

Blossom was a mentor to Henning Rübsam, who first studied with her at the Nikolais studio and then performed her work starting in 1994. Other interpreters of Blossom's dances have included Betsy Fisher, Cynthia Pipkin-Doyle and Christine Reisner.

1988

She renewed her career as a performer, presenting her solo works at the 1988 Jacob's Pillow, Massachusetts "Splash" Festival, and at the Joyce Theatre 1989 showcase "Womanworks".

1985

Jennifer Dunning of The New York Times called Blossom "a rare performer", adding "a zany, hilarious goof of a clown, Miss Blossom is also a tragic figure of great dignity, bringing an audience to tears and laughter as her dances ravel and unravel, simultaneously, before one's eyes" (1985).

1967

Blossom was Professor of Dance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1967–90, and was a Professor Emerita until her death. She choreographed and performed more than 100 works and received numerous grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council for the Arts, Illinois Arts Council, and private foundations.

1953

She was a principal dancer of the Alwin Nikolais Dance Theatre from 1953–63, dancing alongside Murray Louis and Phyllis Lamhut. She produced concerts of her own choreography in New York in the 1960s, participating in the development of the Filmstage theatre of actor/poet Roberts Blossom, her husband from 1966-70.

1926

Beverly Schmidt Blossom (August 28, 1926 – November 1, 2014) was an American modern dancer, choreographer, and teacher. She was an original member and soloist with the Alwin Nikolais Dance Theater, a modern dance choreographer for Illinois Dance Theatre, Blossom & Co. and others, and a professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.