What is Jacques d'Amboise (dancer)?
{{Infobox person | name = Jacques d'Amboise | image = Jacques d'Amboise.jpg | caption = Jacques d'Amboise in 2000 | birth_name = Joseph Jacques Ahearn | birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|7|28|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Dedham, Massachusetts]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|5|2|1934|7|28|mf=y}} | death_place = [[Manhattan]], New York, U.S. | nationality = | citizenship = | education = [[School of American Ballet]] | occupation = {{flatlist| * Ballet dancer * Choreographer * Actor * Educator }} | years_active = 1949–2021 | organization = [[New York City Ballet]]<br/>[[National Dance Institute]] | spouse = {{marriage|[[Carolyn George]]|1956|2009|reason=died}} | children = 4; including [[Christopher d'Amboise|Christopher]] and [[Charlotte d'Amboise]] | website = <!-- {{URL|website}} --> | module = }} '''Jacques d'Amboise''' (born '''Joseph Jacques Ahearn''', July 28, 1934 – May 2, 2021)<ref name=Sulcas>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/arts/dance/jacques-damboise-dead.html|title=Jacques d'Amboise, an Early Male Star of City Ballet, Dies at 86|work=The New York Times|last=Sulcas|first=Roslyn|date=May 3, 2021}}</ref> was an American ballet dancer, choreographer, actor and educator. He began working for the [[New York City Ballet]] in 1949 and was named principal dancer in 1953. He also starred in ''[[Seven Brides for Seven Brothers]]'' and ''[[Carousel (movie)|Carousel]]''. D'Amboise founded the [[National Dance Institute]] in 1976 to promote dance to children. He received the [[MacArthur Fellows Program|MacArthur Fellowship]] in 1990, the [[Kennedy Center Honors]] in 1995 and the [[National Medal of Arts]] in 1998. D'Amboise died at his home in [[Manhattan]] on May 2, 2021 from problems caused by a [[stroke]], at the age of 86.<ref name=Sulcas/> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Amboise, Jacques}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from stroke]] [[Category:American d