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Article: Heaven sent
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- October 1, 2009
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Leslie Caron has kissed Nureyev, danced with Astaire and Kelly,
and talked film with Renoir...it's no wonder Lee Randall is a little
starstruck
LESLIE Caron is a petite lady with an enormous - and dazzling -
list of accomplishments. She started life as a ballerina, performing
as a soloist in Roland Petit's troupe while still just a teenager.
Indeed, while a member of his troupe she came to the second ever
Edinburgh Festival, performing before the Royal Family.
Back in Paris, she was spotted dancing by Gene Kelly, who chose
her as his co-star in An American in Paris. She went on to dance
with Mr Poetry in Motion himself, Fred Astaire, in the film Daddy
Long Legs. She's acted opposite ...