Charlotte Perry, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Charlotte Perry

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1889

Date of Death: 28-Oct-1983

Profession: teacher

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Charlotte Perry

  • Charlotte Louise Perry (December 21, 1889 – October 28, 1983) was an American educator.
  • She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2004.The daughter of Samuel Perry and Louise Manson, she was born in Denver, Colorado.
  • From a young age, she developed a love for the outdoors and also for the theater.
  • She received a BA in English literature and botany from Smith College in 1911.
  • With Portia Mansfield, she established the Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp in Steamboat Springs, Colorado in 1913.
  • Besides the arts: dance, drama, art and music, the camp incorporated outdoor activities including tennis, swimming, horseback riding and overnight camping.
  • It later became the oldest continuous dance school and camp in the United States.
  • In 1994, she school was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
  • Alumni included actors Lee Remick, Dustin Hoffman and Julie Harris.When Portia Mansfield established the Portia Mansfield Dancers, later the Perry-Mansfield Dancers, Perry served as general designer and technical director and later was one of the leading dancers for the company.In 1979, a documentary film A divine madness was created on the lives of Manfield and Perry.

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