About Clark Tippet
Lived 1954 – 1992 (aged 37). Clark Tippet was an American choreographer and dancer.
Clark Tippet (October 5, 1954, in Parsons, Kansas – January 28, 1992) was an American ballet dancer and choreographer. He was a member of the American Ballet Theatre company in New York City. Among other roles, he was featured as the male Spanish dancer in Mikhail Baryshnikov's production of Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker. The production was first televised in 1977.
Tippet died of HIV/AIDS on January 28, 1992, in Parsons, aged 37.
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Who was Clark Tippet?
American choreographer
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Clark Tippet was born on 5 October 1954 in Parsons.
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Clark Tippet died on 28 January 1992.
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Clark Tippet was a choreographer and dancer.
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