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- Birth nameMartha Joan Swope
- Martha Swope was born on February 22, 1928 in Tyler, Texas, USA. She was a cinematographer, known for American Playhouse (1980), Camera Three (1955) and Great Performances: Dance in America (1976). She died on January 12, 2017 in New York, New York, USA.
- Photographer and designer, she won a Tony Honor for Excellence in 2004 and a lifetime achievement award.
- She was the official photographer for the New York City Ballet and other dance troupes. She chronicled the working lives of George Balanchine, Martha Graham, Jerome Robbins, and other icons of 20th-century dance. She was also a photographer for the theater industry, documenting more than 800 productions.
- After a year at Baylor University, she was accepted at City Ballet's training affiliate, the School of American Ballet.
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