Theodore Kosloff
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Theodore Kosloff was a Russian-born ballet dancer, choreographer, actor, and teacher who became a prominent figure. Trained in the traditions of Imperial Russian ballet, he emigrated to the United Sta
Kosloff in 1924
Koloff and Gertrude Hoffmann as the principal dancers in the ballet Scheherazade (1911)
Rambova and Kosloff wearing costumes designed by Rambova for their Aztec dance number on the Keith-Orpheum circuit, 1917
Film still of Gloria Swanson and Kosloff in Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
Cecil B. DeMille
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Cecil Blount DeMille, often known in popular culture as Mr. DeMille, was an American filmmaker and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he created 70 features including silent and sound films. He is acknowle
Theodore Kosloff
…touring company, the Imperial Russian Ballet. Kosloff later transitioned into motion pictures, appearing in and contributing to several films directed by Cecil B. DeMille, for whom he also served as a dance and movement specialist. He was influential as a teacher and mentor to a number of performers and designers, most…
Publicity portrait, c. 1920
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York
DeMille as a young man, c. 1904
Famous Players–Lasky Corporation – DeMille is seated, second from the right.