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Who is Merce Cunningham?

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Merce Cunningham (Mercier Philip Cunningham), 1919-, American modern dancer and choreographer, b. Centralia, Wash. Cunningham studied with Martha Graham and was a soloist in her company from 1940 to 1955.

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