Relationship Relationship facts

Relationship began 1917

Modern Dance Pioneer
Isadora Duncan

Angela Isadora Duncan

Age

49

Born

Monday 27 May 1878

Died

12 Sep 1927

Other Partners

Sergey Aleksandrovich Yesenin

Divorced

married 2 May 1922
divorce before May 1923

Walter Rummel

Relationship

relationship began about 1919
until about 1920

William de Wendt de Kerlor

Affair

affair from circa 1919

Romano Romanelli

Alleged Affair

1 child together

1914 - 1914

Paris Eugene Singer

Affair

1 child together

affair from about 1905

Edward Craig

Relationship

1 child together

relationship began circa 1904

Oscar Beregi

Dated

dated from 1902

Victor Seroff

Relationship

Mary Estelle Dempsey

Close Friendship

Professional Partners

Isadora Duncan Siblings

Elizabeth Duncan

Sister

Raymond Duncan

Brother

Augustin Duncan

Brother

Other Partners

Marlene Dietrich

Dated

dated from circa 1945

Greta Garbo

Relationship

relationship began 1931
until about 1946

Eva Le Gallienne

Relationship

relationship began 1922
until about 1927

Abram Poole

Divorced

married 1920
divorce 1935

Alla Nazimova

Relationship

relationship began 1916

Hope Williams

Relationship

Blanche Barrymore

Relationship

Tamara Karsavina

Relationship

Pola Negri

Relationship

Ona Munson

Relationship

Duse

Rumoured Romance

Eleanor Roosevelt

Rumoured Romance

Alice B. Toklas

Rumoured Romance

Katharine Cornell

Rumoured Romance

Professional Partners

Mercedes de Acosta Siblings

Joaquin Ignacio De Acosta

Brother

Rita Lydig

Sister

Maria Cecelia Chanler

Sister

Dick De Acosta

Brother

Aida Marta Breckinridge

Sister

Henry De Acosta

Brother

Baba Shaw

Sister

American Poet, Playwright and Novelist
famed for her many lesbian affairs with Hollywood stars
Mercedes de Acosta

Mercedes De Acosta

Age

75

Born

Wednesday 01 Mar 1893

Died

9 May 1968

Her Other Children

Deirdre Craig

born 1906, died 1913, age 6
with Edward Craig

Daughter of Dancer Isadora Duncan

Patrick Singer

born 1910, died 1913, age 2
with Paris Eugene Singer

Son of Dancer Isadora Duncan

Unknown

born 1914, died 1914, age 0 days
with Romano Romanelli

Children Together

Her Other Children

Isadora Duncan
Bio Details

Full name

Angela Isadora Duncan

Also known as

Mother Of Modern Dance

Gender

Female

Age

49

Date of birth

Monday 27 May 1878

Birth place

San Francisco, California, USA

Date of death:

12 Sep 1927

Place of death

France

Cause of death

Her neck was broken by enormous silk scarf she was wearing caught in the wheel of her open car.

Occupations

Dancer

Dance School Owner

Dance Teacher

Known for her pioneering work in expressive and modern dance.
Started teaching dance to other chidlren when she was just 6 years old.  At 10 she left school to run her growing dance classes which included teaching adults.
After her first public appearances in America had made little impact on the public, she left for England in 1899 with her sister, Elizabeth, her brother, Raymond, and her mother where, she studied Greek sculpture at the British Museum.  This inspired her dance style and costume -- adopting the Greek tunic and dancing barefoot she won over audiences with her free movement and flesh revealing costumes.
She vowed never to marry and had two children out of wedlock who sadly died together when their car rolled into the river Seine in 1913.  She did marry  Russian poet Sergei Yesenin in order that he be allowed to travel with her during her tours.  
Wrote her Autobiograpjhy, My Life, in 1927, the year of her death caused by her scarf getting caught in the wheels of her open car and breaking her neck.  Her last words were "Adieu, mes amis. Je vais á la gloire" which when translated means "Farewell, my friends. I am going to glory!"

Trivia

Isadora Duncan Family

Isadora Duncan's parents:

Isadora Duncan's father is Charles Duncan Isadora Duncan's mother is Dora Gray, Mary Duncan


Isadora Duncan's children:

Isadora Duncan's daughter was Deirdre Craig Isadora Duncan's son was Patrick Singer


Isadora Duncan's current partners:

Isadora Duncan had an affair with William de Wendt de Kerlor Isadora Duncan had an affair with Paris Eugene Singer Isadora Duncan had a close friendship with Mary Estelle Dempsey


Isadora Duncan's former partners:

Isadora Duncan's former husband was Sergey Aleksandrovich Yesenin Isadora Duncan had a relationship with Walter Rummel Isadora Duncan had a relationship with Mercedes de Acosta Isadora Duncan allegedly had an affair with Romano Romanelli Isadora Duncan had a relationship with Edward Craig Isadora Duncan dated Oscar Beregi Isadora Duncan had a relationship with Victor Seroff


Isadora Duncan's siblings:

Isadora Duncan's sister is Elizabeth Duncan Isadora Duncan's brother is Raymond Duncan Isadora Duncan's brother was Augustin Duncan


Isadora Duncan's former in laws:

Isadora Duncan's former father in law was Alexander Yesenin Isadora Duncan's former mother in law was Tatyana Feodorovna Yesenina Isadora Duncan's former sister in law is Ekaterina Yesenina


Mercedes de Acosta
Bio Details

Full name

Mercedes De Acosta

Also known as

Raphael De Acosta

Gender

Female

Age

75

Date of birth

Wednesday 01 Mar 1893

Birth place

New York, USA

Date of death:

9 May 1968

Place of death

New York, USA

Occupations

Poet

Playwright

Novelist

Countess Dracula

Tallulah Bankhead described Mercedes thus, as the latter took to wearing black masculine trousers, a black tricorn hat and a black cape around New York.  She dressed the part even further by wearing her jet black hair slicked back with brilliantine, along with a chalk white face, thin red lips and deep set eyes. De Acosta often boasted "I can get any woman from any man."

Gender Confusion

Her mother had wanted a boy, and so referred to Mercedes as 'chico mio' and 'Rafael'.  Mercedes was treated like a boy and dressed like a boy, and claimed in her autobiography that she didn't realise she wasn't a boy until she was 7.  This gender confusion continued throughout her life, with both Dietrich and Garbo, as well as over lovers, calling her 'my boy', 'darling boy' and 'Rafael'.

Trivia

Mercedes de Acosta Family

Mercedes de Acosta's parents:

Mercedes de Acosta's father was Ricardo de Acosta Mercedes de Acosta's mother was Micaela Hernandez De Alba De Acosta


Mercedes de Acosta's former partners:

Mercedes de Acosta dated Marlene Dietrich Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Greta Garbo Mercedes de Acosta was rumoured to had a romance with Eleanor Roosevelt Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Isadora Duncan Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Blanche Barrymore Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Eva Le Gallienne Mercedes de Acosta's former husband was Abram Poole Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Alla Nazimova Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Hope Williams Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Tamara Karsavina Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Pola Negri Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Ona Munson Mercedes de Acosta was rumoured to had a romance with Duse Mercedes de Acosta was rumoured to had a romance with Alice B. Toklas Mercedes de Acosta was rumoured to had a romance with Katharine Cornell


Mercedes de Acosta's siblings:

Mercedes de Acosta's brother was Joaquin Ignacio De Acosta Mercedes de Acosta's sister was Rita Lydig Mercedes de Acosta's sister was Maria Cecelia Chanler Mercedes de Acosta's brother was Dick De Acosta Mercedes de Acosta's sister was Aida Marta Breckinridge Mercedes de Acosta's brother was Henry De Acosta Mercedes de Acosta's sister was Baba Shaw


Mercedes de Acosta's nieces and nephews:

Mercedes de Acosta's nephew is Ignatius Sargent Mercedes de Acosta's nephew was Frederic Miguel Shaw Mercedes de Acosta's niece is Mercedes Shaw


Mercedes de Acosta's grandparents:

Mercedes de Acosta's grandfather was Rafael Hernandez Mercedes de Acosta's grandmother was Rita De Alba