Ursula Kübler
Swiss dancer, draughtsperson, journalist, actor and choreographer
About Ursula Kübler
Lived 1928 – 2010 (aged 81). Ursula Kübler was a Swiss and French dancer, draftsperson, journalist, actor, scientific editor and choreographer.
Ursula Vian-Kübler (6 September 1928 – 18 January 2010) was a Swiss ballerina and actress.
Biography Ursula Kübler was born on 6 September 1928 in Zürich, Switzerland, to Alva Giertz and Arnold Kübler. She joined the Oper Zürich as a dancer. After a career as a dancer at the opera, she danced for Maurice Béjart, before becoming a company member at the Paris Opera Ballet.
After retiring from ballet, Kübler worked as a film, stage, and television actress.
She met Boris Vian at a cocktail party at Gallimard in 1950, and the two started an affair. Vian later divorced his wife, and Kübler married him on 8 February 1954. In 1963, she founded the Boris Vian Association, which was renamed the Boris Vian Foundation in 1981.
In 1971, she signed the Manifesto of the 343, a petition created as an act of civil disobedience arguing for the legalization of abortion in France.
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Who was Ursula Kübler?
Swiss dancer, draughtsperson, journalist, actor and choreographer (1928-2010)
When was Ursula Kübler born?
Ursula Kübler was born on 6 September 1928 in Zurich.
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Ursula Kübler died on 18 January 2010 in Eus.
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Ursula Kübler was a dancer, draftsperson, journalist, actor, scientific editor and choreographer.
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Ursula Kübler was Swiss and French.
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