Unfinished Memoir

Both as a dancer & a choreographer, Jose Limon, Amer. modern dance's first male star, electrified audiences. Born in Mexico in 1908, he came to the U.S. when he was seven. In 1928 he went to New York, where he attended his first modern dance concert & discovered his destiny. In the 1940s he formed an outstanding modern dance co. Although Limon himself died in 1972, his dances remain in the Limon Dance Co's. active repertory. This memoir was commissioned in the late 1960s. Left unfinished at the time of Limon's death, it stands on its own as an account of the childhood & coming of age of an unusually perceptive dance artist. Includes a complete list of Limon's works, richly informative notes, rare photos, & a detailed bibliography.Limon, Jose is the author of 'Unfinished Memoir', published 2003 under ISBN 9780756769871 and ISBN 0756769876.