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Serge Lifar(1905-1986)

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Serge Lifar
Serge Lifar was born on 13 January 1905 in Kiev, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]. He was an actor and writer, known for Nuits de feu (1937), La mort du cygne (1937) and Große Tänzer (1954). He was married to Inga-Lisa Amlefeldt. He died on 15 December 1986 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
BornJanuary 13, 1905
DiedDecember 15, 1986(81)
BornJanuary 13, 1905
DiedDecember 15, 1986(81)
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Known for

Victor Francen, Gaby Morlay, Jorge Rigaud, and Gabriel Signoret in Nuits de feu (1937)
Nuits de feu
6.5
  • Additional Crew
  • 1937
Jean Benoît-Lévy, Mady Berry, Janine Charrat, Yvette Chauviré, France Ellys, Paul Morand, Jean Périer, Mia Slavenska, and J.E. Szyfer in La mort du cygne (1937)
La mort du cygne
7.7
  • Additional Crew
  • 1937
Große Tänzer
TV Mini Series
  • Additional Crew
Ludmilla Tchérina in À la mémoire d'un héros (1951)
À la mémoire d'un héros
Short
  • Additional Crew
  • 1951

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  • Hommage à Serge Lifar
    TV Movie
    • original choreography: segments: Istar and Phèdre
    • 1987
  • Grâce à la musique (1979)
    Grâce à la musique
    TV Series
    • choreographer
    • 1980
  • Phädra
    TV Movie
    • choreography
    • 1964
  • Ludmilla Tchérina in Invitation à la danse (1963)
    Invitation à la danse
    TV Series
    • choreographer
    • 1963
  • Le spectre de la danse (1960)
    Le spectre de la danse
    6.5
    Short
    • choreographer (as Mr. Serge Lifar)
    • 1960
  • Große Tänzer
    TV Mini Series
    • choreography
    • 1956
  • Roméo et Juliette
    TV Movie
    • choreography
    • 1956
  • La joie de vivre (1952)
    La joie de vivre
    TV Series
    • choreographer
    • 1956
  • Ludmilla Tchérina in À la mémoire d'un héros (1951)
    À la mémoire d'un héros
    Short
    • choreographer
    • 1951
  • Edmond Audran, Ludmilla Tchérina, and Wladimir Skouratoff in Mephisto-valse (1951)
    Mephisto-valse
    Short
    • choreographer
    • 1951
  • Jean Benoît-Lévy, Mady Berry, Janine Charrat, Yvette Chauviré, France Ellys, Paul Morand, Jean Périer, Mia Slavenska, and J.E. Szyfer in La mort du cygne (1937)
    La mort du cygne
    7.7
    • choreographer
    • 1937
  • Victor Francen, Gaby Morlay, Jorge Rigaud, and Gabriel Signoret in Nuits de feu (1937)
    Nuits de feu
    6.5
    • choreographer
    • 1937

Actor



  • Jean-Paul Belmondo in Dieu a choisi Paris (1969)
    Dieu a choisi Paris
    6.7
    • 1969
  • Ludmilla Tchérina in Invitation à la danse (1963)
    Invitation à la danse
    TV Series
    • 1963
  • Le crime ne paie pas (1962)
    Le crime ne paie pas
    6.4
    • Le valet chinois (segment "Le masque")
    • 1962
  • Le testament d'Orphée ou ne me demandez pas pourquoi (1960)
    Le testament d'Orphée ou ne me demandez pas pourquoi
    7.2
    • Un ami d'Orphée (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Une journée à l'Opéra
    Short
    • 1943
  • Opéra de Paris
    Short
    • Dancer
    • 1936

Writer



  • Des Kaisers neue Kleidung
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1969
  • Große Tänzer
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1954–1961

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Mr. Serge Lifar
  • Born
    • January 13, 1905
    • Kiev, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
  • Died
    • December 15, 1986
    • Lausanne, Switzerland(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Inga-Lisa Amlefeldt
  • Other works
    He performed in the ballet, "Giselle," L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune," and "Gaite Parisienne," in a Ballet Russe De Monte Carlo production at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England with Tamara Toumanova, Lubov Rostova, Leonide Massine, and Alexandra Danilova in the cast. Anatalole Fistoulari and Frank Allers conducted the London Philharmonic Orchestra for this performance.
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