clairecloutier
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Did anyone else here read Jill Krementz’s book A Very Young Dancer? It was a favorite of mine as a kid, along with her other Very Young books. Anyhow, I was sad to read last night that Stephanie Selby, the little girl in the book, died this week at 56 from suicide-related complications. There’s an article about it in NYT. Apparently Stephanie had a lifelong struggle with depression.
Stephanie Selby, 56, ‘A Very Young Dancer’ Who Inspired Many, Dies (Published 2022)
A 1976 book of photographs and text traced her year at the School of American Ballet and made her famous. But a darker story lay underneath.
www.nytimes.com