Elizabeth Severn and Margaret Severn papers, 1880-1994

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Biographical Note for Margaret Severn

Date	Event
1901, Aug. 14	Born Margaret Heywood, Birmingham, Ala.
1909	First dance performance, Denver, Colo.
1912-1914	Lived in London, England, with her mother; studied dance with Eduord Espinosa
1914	Moved to New York City, ballet student of Luigi Albertieri
1916	Summer student of Ruth St. Denis and performer with the Denishawn School of Dancing, Los Angeles, Calif.
1916-1931	Professional dancer in a variety of cabarets, theater revues, and traveling vaudeville companies
1920	Performer in the Greenwich Village Follies dancing with masks made by artist Wladyslaw T. Benda.
1924-1925	While traveling on the vaudeville circuit, became intimately involved with Hungarian violinist Ota Gygi who also became her manager; had abortion in April of 1925
1926	Traveled to Budapest to visit mother; had several sessions with psychoanalyst Sándor Ferenczi; relationship with Gygi ended
1927-1928	Returned to U.S.; dancer with traveling company
1929-1932	Dancer and dance teacher, New York City; involved with a variety of productions, concerts, and recitals.
1930	Opened the Dancers' Club, New York, N.Y.
1932	Moved to Paris, France
1932	Ballet dancer with company of Bronislava Nijinska
1934	Dancer with Ida Rubinstein’s ballet company working with choreographers Michel Fokine and Kurt Jooss
1935-1937	Principle dancer, Ballet Russes de Paris; toured throughout Europe
1937	Moved from Paris to Prague, Czechoslovakia, with Vasilli [unknown surname], a Russian journalist
1938	Returned to Paris, moved to London; miscellaneous dance engagements
1939	Returned to New York City to live with her mother; continued to perform and teach dance
1971	Moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1997, July 7	Died, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada