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Galina Talva, a ballet dancer, was born in the Bronx, to a Russian émigré. [1] She appeared in Crime and Punishment on Broadway with John Gielgud. [2] She played Princess Maria in Irving Berlin's Call Me Madam , a Broadway musical comedy (1950), and sings on the original cast recording. [3]

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  1. ↑ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - May 27, 1952: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19520527&id=OcRRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ymoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1452,1514004
  2. ↑ "Crime and Punishment". Cast & Crew. Theatricalia. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Call Me Madam (1950 Musical Cast Recording)". Music Review. reviewgraveyard.com. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  4. ↑ St Petersburg Times Oct 23 1955: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19551023&id=H0FSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dnoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7144,3309409
  5. ↑ SAXON, WOLFGANG. "Leon Volkov of Newsweek Dies; Soviet Expert Defected in 1945; Escapes in Crash". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 June 2013.


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