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James Mitchell

American dancer and actor (1920–2010)

PersonDied aged 89humanQ955098

Born: February 29, 1920
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1.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in DiscogsRetrieved 2017-10-09
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, 1920
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2026-07-14
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Died: January 22, 2010
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1.michaelfairmansoaps.com/2010/news/breaking-news-amcs-james-mitchell-dies-today/
2.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
5.Stated in DiscogsRetrieved 2017-10-09
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, 2010
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2026-07-14
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Birthplace: Sacramento
Place of death: Los Angeles
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: actor
, stage actor
, film actor
+2 more
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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James Mitchell was an American actor and dancer. Although he is best known to television audiences as Palmer Cortlandt on the soap opera All My Children (1979–2010), theatre and dance historians remember him as one of Agnes de Mille's leading dancers. Mitchell's skill at combining dance and acting was considered something of a novelty; in 1959, the critic Olga Maynard singled him out as "an important example of the new dancer-actor-singer in American ballet", pointing to his interpretive abilities and masculine technique.

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Given name: James
Family name: Mitchell
Awards: Theatre World Award(1947)
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1.theatreworldawards.org/past-recipients.html
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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Virtual International Authority FileRetrieved 2018-11-04
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Start of work period: 1940
Native language: English
Writing language: English
Field of work: acting
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2026-07-15
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dance
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2026-07-15
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