Gina Ness Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Franklin-White, also known as Peter Franklin-White, passed away on Sunday, May 19th, 2013. He was ninety years old. Peter was a dancer with Ballet Rambert, Sadler's Wells, and Principal Character Dancer with the Royal Ballet. He was much photographed and well-known as Kostchei in Folkine's Firebird, sharing the stage with Margot Fonteyn and Michael Somes. Peter was also a director, choreographer, fight master, teacher, lecturer, and continued performing for many universities and performing arts groups. He was a dear friend to me and my brother, Anton Ness. My brother treasured him as a life-long mentor and dear, dear friend. He is survived by his son, Michael Franklin-White. Link to post
Gina Ness Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 Here is Peter's official obituary. I will miss him greatly... http://www.news-gazette.com/obituaries/2013-05-30/peter-franklin-white.html Link to post
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