What is Tamara Tchinarova?
[[File:Tamara Tchinarova (later the first wife of Peter Finch) in the ballet Les Presages, Sydney, between 6 Dec 1936-Jan 1939 - studio photograph by Max Dupain (6068761108).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Tchinarova in December 1937]] '''Tamara Tchinarova Finch''' (also [[Romanization of Russian|tr.]] '''Chinarova'''; born '''Tamara Rekemchuk''', July 18, 1919 – August 31, 2017) was a Romanian [[ballet dancer]] and writer. She was born in [[Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi|Cetatea Albă]], [[Kingdom of Romania]]. During the 1940s, Tchinarova worked significantly to the development of [[Australia]]n dance companies, including the [[Hélène Kirsova|Kirsova]] Ballet and the [[Edouard Borovansky|Borovansky Ballet]]. After retiring from dancing, she worked as a Russian/English [[interpreter]] for touring ballet companies, including [[the Australian Ballet]], and as a dance writer.<ref>{{cite book |title=Dancing into the Unknown: My Life in the Ballets Russes and Beyond |publisher= Dance Books Ltd|last=Tchinarova Finch |first=Tamara |year=2007 |page= |isbn=978-1-85273-114-4 }}</ref> Tchinarova was married to Australian actor [[Peter Finch]] from 1943, until they divorced in 1959.<ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=qAhtNiAl3YsC&pg=PA249|title=Fade to Black: A Book of Movie Obituaries |publisher=Music Sales Group |author=Paul Donnelley |year=2003 |page=240 |isbn=978-1-84938-246-5}}</ref> Tchinarova died on August 31, 2017 at her home in [[Malaga]], [[Spain]] of [[pneumonia]] at the age of 98.<ref>[https://slippedisc.com/2017/09/last-survivor-of-the-ballets-russes/ Last Survivor of the Ballets Russes?]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tchinarova, Tamara}} [[Category:1919 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in Spain]] [[Category:Romanian writers]] [[Category:Ballet dancers]] {{bio-stub}}