Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Mystery actor

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Do you recognize the conductor? I’ll drop a hint in advance: the conductor was not a conductor. Nor was he known as an actor. But he was known for a long career in the arts.

Leave your guess(es) in the comments. If it seems appropriate to drop another hint, I’ll do so later this morning, before I cut the grass for the first time since August 17. (We’re in D2 territory: Severe Drought).

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Another hint: think dance.

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The grass is cut; the patches in the lawn are reseeded; and the answer’s now in the comments.

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comments: 4

joecab said...

Oh! Well with the hint I'll bet it's George Balanchine.

Michael Leddy said...

Yes, in I Was an Adventuress (dir. Gregory Ratoff, 1940), which starred Vera Zorina (his then-wife).

Anonymous said...

Well done, Joe. Even with the hint, I had no idea.

Anonymous said...

i know his name but not his look. is it fair to say that my ballet teacher took one of his last offered seminars -- so is that one degree of separation? ; )
kirsten