Graham Usher (1938–1975) was a ballet dancer with the
Royal Ballet
The Royal Ballet is a British internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England. The largest of the five major ballet companies in Great Britain, the Royal Ballet was founded in ...
.
Usher appeared as a castaway on the
BBC Radio
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programme ''
Desert Island Discs
''Desert Island Discs'' is a radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It was first broadcast on the BBC Forces Programme on 29 January 1942.
Each week a guest, called a " castaway" during the programme, is asked to choose eight recordings (usu ...
'' on 16 May 1970.
He was forced to retire early in 1970 due to fainting fits. He died suddenly at the age of 36 in February 1975.
Jeffery Taylor subsequently described him as:
References
External links
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BFI listing
1938 births
Place of birth missing
1975 deaths
Place of death missing
British male ballet dancers
Dancers of The Royal Ballet
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