BURIED TOGETHER
Partner John Wallowitch, buried together
Queer Places:
Kensico Cemetery, 273 Lake View Avenue, Valhalla, NY 10595, Stati Uniti
Bertram
Ross (November 14, 1920 – April 20, 2003) was an American dancer best
known for his work with the Martha Graham Dance Company, with which he
performed for two decades. He was Martha Graham’s longtime dance partner
and the originator of male roles in most of her major ballets from the
1950s and 1960s, including Adam in Embattled Garden, and both Agamemnon
and Orestes in Clytemnestra.[2]
After leaving Graham's company, Ross taught, choreographed and formed his
own dance company. In later life, he toured in a cabaret duo with his real
life partner, the composer and pianist
John Wallowitch.
Ross made no secret of his homosexuality.[23]
He met Wallowitch through mutual friends in the arts community; both were
already familiar with each other's work.[24]
They lived together for more than 35 years. Ross died from pneumonia on
April 20, 2003. He had also suffered from Parkinson's Disease in later
years. Ross is buried beside Wallowitch, who died in 2007, at Kensico
Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.[25]
Portrait of Martha Graham and Bertram Ross (1961 June 27), by
Carl Van Vechten
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertram_Ross
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