Person Open DS/UK/1784 Bedells; Phyllis (9 August 1893-2 May 1985); English ballet dancer Bedells Phyllis 9 August 1893-2 May 1985 English ballet dancer Female (cisgender) DS/UK/3657 Knowle, Bristol, England (born)

British Dance | Ballet White No known disability No known religious affiliation Daughter of clerk for Bristol Gas Company and founder of Bristol Amateur Operatic Society Spouse of Major Ian Gordon McBean Mother of Jean Bedells (ballet dancer) Heterosexual Phyllis Bedells was a British ballerina and dance teacher. From 1907 Bedells was a dancer at the London Empire Theatre and became the first British prima ballerina there in 1914. She left in 1916 to dance in West End musical revues and in opera ballets at Covent Garden. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis_Bedells (2023) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932- National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 9/19/2012 RAHAKirkbride 3/10/2023 a821b5fa-b5a3-4d34-ba41-93020c992070