Louis Wallace Nunnery

Background

Nunnery, Louis Wallace was born on March 8, 1919 in Fort Lawn, South Carolina, United States. Son of Charles Henry andMary Emma (Gibson) N. Bachelor of Arts, University South Carolina., 1939.

Education

Bachelor, University of Southern California, 1939. Postgraduate, Corcoran Art School, 1941. Postgraduate, School Dance Arts, 1950.

Postgraduate, Lubor Egorova Ballet School, Paris, 1951.

Career

Principal Classical Ballet School, Hickory, North Carolina, since 1952. Director, dancer Charlotte Ballet Company, 1952—1956. Founder, director New South Dance Theatre, Hickory, 1957—1960.

Director Tarheel Ballet Company, since 1965. Lead dancer Unto These Hills, Cherokee, North Carolina, 1956—1962, actor, choreographer, 1968—1975. With United States Navy, 1940-1943.

Achievements

• Louis Wallace Nunnery has been listed as a noteworthy ballet master by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Navy, 1940-1943.

Interests

• Antique automobiles; raising Russian wolfhounds. Writing; painting.

Connections

Father:

Charles Henry Nunnery

Mother:

Mary Emma (Gibson) Nunnery