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and played an important role in the artistic development of the new ballet company. She retired from dancing after the Australian Ballet's first overseas tour in 1966, and then taught ballet in Melbourne at her own School until 1975, The National Theatre Ballet (1975–81) and
196:, Sydney; they had one son, Anthony Marrows. The couple divorced in 1964 and Gorham remarried, to Barney Frank Marrows, an engineer, on 6 September 1967. Gorham’s son Anthony, a social worker with children, died in 2007 of a heart attack. 115:, the second of four children of Marcus Gorham, an Irish-born railway employee, and his English-born wife, Hilda Muriel Florence (née Somers), Kathy Gorham lived much of her life in 323: 84: 160:
for the Borovansky Ballet. She continued to dance for Borovansky and as guest artist for various European companies until she became a principal with Dame
150:, and in Europe with Le Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas. In 1954 she returned to Australia with Borovansky, and that same year she was selected by 95: 298: 245: 338: 293: 164:'s Australian Ballet in 1962, where she danced a wide range of roles for four years. She danced new roles in association with 269: 70: 48: 41: 313: 229: 181: 177: 112: 318: 35: 52: 192:
On 18 November 1958 Gorham married Robert Michel Pomie, a French choreographer and dancer, at
209: 205: 170: 333: 328: 8: 132: 212:. She was survived by her son, Anthony Marrows and her second husband, Barney Marrows 135:. She then danced overseas with companies in Paris and London. In 1962, Gorham became 147: 140: 128: 288: 161: 131:, continuing to dance with the Ballet until it disbanded in 1960 upon the death of 165: 136: 156: 307: 151: 193: 116: 100: 272:, freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com; accessed 3 April 2015. 83: 208:, and continued to teach. She died there, aged 54, following a 233:, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University 246:"22 Australian Women Who Will Inspire The Hell Out Of You" 228:
Robin Grove, "Gorham, Kathleen Ann (Kathy) (1928–1983)",
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Australian Officers of the Order of the British Empire
99:(7 September 1928 - 30 April 1983) was an Australian 146:During 1952 and 1953 she danced in London with the 127:She began dancing at the age of fifteen with the 305: 204:After a stroke in 1979, she settled in 1981 at 279:National Treasure by Frank van Sraten (1994) 176:She served as co-artistic director of the 71:Learn how and when to remove this message 263: 82: 34:This article includes a list of general 306: 180:. She was appointed an Officer of the 222: 184:in 1968 for her services to ballet. 154:to dance "Poll" in his restaging of 20: 13: 231:Australian Dictionary of Biography 40:it lacks sufficient corresponding 14: 350: 187: 25: 16:Australian ballerina (1928–1983) 238: 1: 339:20th-century Australian women 215: 148:Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet 106: 289:Australian Women Biographies 7: 182:Order of the British Empire 178:National Theatre, Melbourne 113:Narrandera, New South Wales 92:Kathleen Ann "Kathy" Gorham 10: 355: 299:Live Performance Australia 173:until her untimely death. 122: 282: 235:; accessed 4 April 2015. 199: 55:more precise citations. 88: 314:Australian ballerinas 206:Southport, Queensland 171:Southport, Queensland 86: 139:of the newly formed 133:Edouard Borovansky 89: 87:Gorham, circa 1951 294:Australia Dancing 141:Australian Ballet 129:Borovansky Ballet 81: 80: 73: 346: 319:Prima ballerinas 273: 267: 261: 260: 258: 256: 242: 236: 226: 162:Peggy van Praagh 98: 76: 69: 65: 62: 56: 51:this article by 42:inline citations 29: 28: 21: 354: 353: 349: 348: 347: 345: 344: 343: 304: 303: 285: 277: 276: 268: 264: 254: 252: 244: 243: 239: 227: 223: 218: 202: 190: 166:Robert Helpmann 137:prima ballerina 125: 109: 94: 77: 66: 60: 57: 47:Please help to 46: 30: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 352: 342: 341: 336: 331: 326: 321: 316: 302: 301: 296: 291: 284: 281: 275: 274: 262: 237: 220: 219: 217: 214: 201: 198: 189: 186: 157:Pineapple Poll 124: 121: 108: 105: 79: 78: 33: 31: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 351: 340: 337: 335: 332: 330: 327: 325: 322: 320: 317: 315: 312: 311: 309: 300: 297: 295: 292: 290: 287: 286: 280: 271: 266: 251: 247: 241: 234: 232: 225: 221: 213: 211: 207: 197: 195: 188:Personal life 185: 183: 179: 174: 172: 167: 163: 159: 158: 153: 149: 144: 142: 138: 134: 130: 120: 118: 114: 104: 102: 97: 93: 85: 75: 72: 64: 54: 50: 44: 43: 37: 32: 23: 22: 19: 278: 265: 253:. Retrieved 249: 240: 230: 224: 210:heart attack 203: 191: 175: 155: 145: 126: 110: 91: 90: 67: 58: 39: 18: 334:1983 deaths 329:1928 births 152:John Cranko 53:introducing 308:Categories 255:26 October 216:References 194:Parramatta 107:Early life 61:April 2015 36:references 117:Melbourne 101:ballerina 270:Obituary 250:BuzzFeed 111:Born in 49:improve 123:Career 38:, but 283:Links 200:Death 257:2017 96:OBE 310:: 248:. 143:. 119:. 103:. 259:. 74:) 68:( 63:) 59:( 45:.

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OBE
ballerina
Narrandera, New South Wales
Melbourne
Borovansky Ballet
Edouard Borovansky
prima ballerina
Australian Ballet
Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet
John Cranko
Pineapple Poll
Peggy van Praagh
Robert Helpmann
Southport, Queensland
National Theatre, Melbourne
Order of the British Empire
Parramatta
Southport, Queensland
heart attack
Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University
"22 Australian Women Who Will Inspire The Hell Out Of You"
Obituary
Australian Women Biographies
Australia Dancing

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