Nejla Ates
Encyclopedia
Nejla Ates was a Turkish belly dancer and actress born in 1933. Notably, she appeared the film Son of Sinbad and Fanny
, a Broadway musical.
There was a statue of her in Central Park
in November 1954 (as a publicity stunt). Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen states that she was born in Romania on 7 March 1932 and died in Istanbul in April 2005.
Fanny (musical)
Fanny is a musical with a book by S. N. Behrman and Joshua Logan and music and lyrics by Harold Rome. A tale of love, secrets, and passion set in and around the old French port of Marseille, it is based on Marcel Pagnol's trilogy of plays entitled Marius, Fanny and César.The musical premiered on...
, a Broadway musical.
There was a statue of her in Central Park
Central Park
Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park initially opened in 1857, on of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan...
in November 1954 (as a publicity stunt). Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen states that she was born in Romania on 7 March 1932 and died in Istanbul in April 2005.
Further reading
- Baysaling, Özer Ates dansi (by her widower) (Turkish)