Moira as First Name

Moira Shearer, Lady Kennedy            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish
Moira Shearer, Lady Kennedy: was an internationally famous Scottish ballet dancer and actress.She was born Moira Shearer King in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the daughter of actor Harold V. King. In 1931 her family relocated to Ndola, Northern Rhodesia where she received her first dancing training under a former pupil of Enrico Cecchetti. She returned to England in 1936 and trained with Flora Fairbairn in London for a few months before she was accepted as a pupil by the Russian teacher Nicholas Legat. After three years with Legat, she joined the Sadler's Wells Ballet School, however after the outbreak of the war her parents took her to Scotland. She made her debut with the International Ballet in 1941 before moving on to Sadler's Wells in 1942.

Moira Kelly            Origin/Culture/Country: American
Moira Kelly: She is the third of six children. Her father, Peter, was trained as a concert violinist. Her mother, Anne, is a nurse. Both are Irish immigrants. Moira was raised in Ronkonkoma, NY. She attended Connetquot Senior High School in Bohemia, Long Island, gradu

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