Frederic Franklin, sometimes also called "Freddie", was a British-American ballet dancer, choreographer and director.
Frederic Franklin and Maria Tallchief in a 1955 ad for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.
Franklin (left) with conductor Franz Allers at the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of Ghost Town, Los Angeles, 1940
Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo
The company Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo was formed in 1932 after the death of Sergei Diaghilev and the demise of Ballets Russes. Its director was Wassily de Basil, and its artistic director was René Blum. They fell out in 1936 and the company split. The part which de Basil retained went through two name changes before becoming the Original Ballet Russe. Blum founded Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, which changed its name to Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo when Léonide Massine became artistic director in 1938. It operated under this name until it disbanded some 20 years later.
The company performs The Nutcracker in 1940.
Maria Tallchief and Frederic Franklin in a 1955 advertisement for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo