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For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets Russes (2009) featured a cast of 25 tracked actors. Of these, 1 (10%) are still alive today and 9 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Howard Goodall, age 68. This film starred Lynn Seymour and Alastair Macaulay.
10% still with us· verified cast4% of full cast · incl. 15 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 10% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 84.8 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast25 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lynn Seymour Narrator | Narrator | Deceased | 08/03/1939 | 83 | 07/03/2023 | 70 |
Alastair Macaulay Self - Chief Dance Critic: The New York Times | Self - Chief Dance Critic: The New York Times | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Bob Gottlieb Self - Writer and Editor | Self - Writer and Editor | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Judith Mackrell Self - Writer and Dance Critic | Self - Writer and Dance Critic | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Lynn Garafola Self - Author: 'Diaghilev's Ballets Russes' | Self - Author: 'Diaghilev's Ballets Russes' | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Richard Davenport-Hines Self - Historian and Author | Self - Historian and Author | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Anna Pavlova Self - Dancer: Ballets Russes (archive footage) | Self - Dancer: Ballets Russes (archive footage) | Deceased | 12/02/1881 | 49 | 23/01/1931 | 128 |
 Frederic Franklin Self - Dancer: Ballets Russe de Monte Carlo | Self - Dancer: Ballets Russe de Monte Carlo | Deceased | 13/06/1914 | 98 | 04/05/2013 | 95 |
Elena Gludjidze Self - Principal Dancer: English National Ballet | Self - Principal Dancer: English National Ballet | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Karl Lagerfeld Self | Self | Deceased | 10/09/1933 | 85 | 19/02/2019 | 76 |
Wayne Eagling Self - Artistic Director: English National Ballet | Self - Artistic Director: English National Ballet | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Marie Rambert Self - Founder: Ballet Rambert (archive footage) | Self - Founder: Ballet Rambert (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Joan Acocella Self - Dance Critic | Self - Dance Critic | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Julian Barran Self - Art Dealer | Self - Art Dealer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Mary Fellows Self - Fashion Director and Consultant | Self - Fashion Director and Consultant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Howard Goodall Self - Composer and Broadcaster | Self - Composer and Broadcaster | Living | 26/05/1958 | 68 | — | 51 |
 Pierre Boulez Self - Composer and Conductor | Self - Composer and Conductor | Deceased | 26/03/1925 | 90 | 05/01/2016 | 84 |
 Tamara Karsavina Self - Dancer: Ballets Russes (archive footage) | Self - Dancer: Ballets Russes (archive footage) | Deceased | 10/03/1885 | 93 | 26/05/1978 | 124 |
David Dawson Self - Choreographer | Self - Choreographer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Igor Stravinsky Self - Composer (archive footage) | Self - Composer (archive footage) | Deceased | 17/06/1882 | 88 | 06/04/1971 | 127 |
Millicent Hodson Self - Choreographer and Dance Historian | Self - Choreographer and Dance Historian | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Lydia Sokolova Self - Dancer: Ballets Russes (archive footage) | Self - Dancer: Ballets Russes (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Léonide Massine Self - Choreographer and Dancer (archive footage) | Self - Choreographer and Dancer (archive footage) | Deceased | 09/08/1896 | 82 | 15/03/1979 | 113 |
Pepe Serra Self - Director: Museu Picasso, Barcelona | Self - Director: Museu Picasso, Barcelona | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Edmonde Charles-Roux Self - Chanel Biographer | Self - Chanel Biographer | Deceased | 17/04/1920 | 95 | 20/01/2016 | 89 |