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Jeanne Robinson | |
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.jpg) Robinson at the 2004 Necronomicon | |
| Born | March 30, 1948
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 30, 2010 (aged 62) |
| Alma mater | Boston Conservatory |
| Occupation(s) | Choreographer, writer |
| Spouse | |
| Website |
spiderrobinson |
Jeanne Robinson (March 30, 1948 – May 30, 2010) was an American-born Canadian choreographer who co-wrote three science fiction novels, The Stardance Saga, with her husband Spider Robinson. [1] [2] Stardance won the Hugo Award for Best Novella in 1978. [3]
Biography
Jeanne Robinson was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She studied dance at the Boston Conservatory, and at the Martha Graham, Alvin Ailey, and Erick Hawkins schools. [4] She performed with the Beverly Brown Dance Ensemble in New York City, and served as the artistic director of the Nova Dance Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she choreographed more than thirty original works. [4]
Robinson married fellow science-fiction writer Spider Robinson in 1975. She was diagnosed with biliary tract cancer in February 2009 and began undergoing numerous treatments. She died, age 62, on May 30, 2010. [5]
Along with her husband, she was awarded the Inkpot Award in 2001. [6]
See also
References
- ^ "Zero-gravity dance is a go; Dancer-choreographer Jeanne Robinson will realize a decades-old dream by staging a zero-G dance with the stars on Sunday". The Gazette. Montreal. December 27, 2007. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008.
- ^ Bear, Greg (May 7, 1978). "Nebula Awards give solid gains to science-fiction authors". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ^ "1978 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. July 26, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ a b "Jeanne Robinson". Capricon 30: Celebration! Program Book. 2010. p. 6.
- ^ Kowal, Mary Robinette (May 31, 2010). "RIP: Jeanne Robinson 1948–2010". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
- ^ Inkpot Award
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- 20th-century Canadian novelists
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- 20th-century Canadian women writers
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- Canadian choreographers
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- Canadian science fiction writers
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- Deaths from cancer in Nova Scotia
- American dance teachers
- Deaths from bladder cancer
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| This article needs additional citations for
verification. (October 2013) |
Jeanne Robinson | |
|---|---|
|
Robinson at the 2004 Necronomicon | |
| Born | March 30, 1948
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 30, 2010 (aged 62) |
| Alma mater | Boston Conservatory |
| Occupation(s) | Choreographer, writer |
| Spouse | |
| Website |
spiderrobinson |
Jeanne Robinson (March 30, 1948 – May 30, 2010) was an American-born Canadian choreographer who co-wrote three science fiction novels, The Stardance Saga, with her husband Spider Robinson. [1] [2] Stardance won the Hugo Award for Best Novella in 1978. [3]
Biography
Jeanne Robinson was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She studied dance at the Boston Conservatory, and at the Martha Graham, Alvin Ailey, and Erick Hawkins schools. [4] She performed with the Beverly Brown Dance Ensemble in New York City, and served as the artistic director of the Nova Dance Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she choreographed more than thirty original works. [4]
Robinson married fellow science-fiction writer Spider Robinson in 1975. She was diagnosed with biliary tract cancer in February 2009 and began undergoing numerous treatments. She died, age 62, on May 30, 2010. [5]
Along with her husband, she was awarded the Inkpot Award in 2001. [6]
See also
References
- ^ "Zero-gravity dance is a go; Dancer-choreographer Jeanne Robinson will realize a decades-old dream by staging a zero-G dance with the stars on Sunday". The Gazette. Montreal. December 27, 2007. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008.
- ^ Bear, Greg (May 7, 1978). "Nebula Awards give solid gains to science-fiction authors". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ^ "1978 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. July 26, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ a b "Jeanne Robinson". Capricon 30: Celebration! Program Book. 2010. p. 6.
- ^ Kowal, Mary Robinette (May 31, 2010). "RIP: Jeanne Robinson 1948–2010". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
- ^ Inkpot Award
External links
- 1948 births
- 2010 deaths
- 20th-century Canadian novelists
- 20th-century American educators
- 20th-century Canadian women writers
- 21st-century Canadian novelists
- 21st-century Canadian women writers
- 21st-century Canadian educators
- American expatriate writers in Canada
- Canadian artistic directors
- Boston Conservatory at Berklee alumni
- Canadian choreographers
- Canadian educators
- Canadian women educators
- Canadian female dancers
- Canadian science fiction writers
- Canadian women novelists
- Deaths from cancer in Nova Scotia
- American dance teachers
- Deaths from bladder cancer
- Educators from Massachusetts
- Educators from New York City
- Hugo Award-winning writers
- Nebula Award winners
- Canadian women science fiction and fantasy writers
- Writers from Boston
- Writers from New York City
- Writers from Halifax, Nova Scotia
- 20th-century American women educators
- 21st-century American women educators
- 21st-century American educators
- Canadian women choreographers
- Inkpot Award winners
- 21st-century Canadian women educators
- 20th-century Canadian women educators
- 20th-century Canadian educators