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Born October 1, 1936 (age 90) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors National Medal of Arts (1997) • Kennedy Center Honors (1997)

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Edward Villella, 1960, in the title role of “The Prodigal Son”, by the choreographer George Balanchine.
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