Ree Dragonette
Ree Dragonette | |
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Dragonette in concert with Eric Dolphy, 1962 | |
| Born | Rita Marie Dragonetti November 13, 1918 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 18, 1979 (aged 60) New York City, U.S. |
| Spouse | Charles Dye John Corsiglia |
| Children | 4 |
Ree Dragonette (November 13, 1918 – January 18, 1979) was an American poet active on the New York poetry scene in the 1960s and 1970s. She founded the Calliope Poetry Theatre in 1971 and ran it until 1978. Her poetry-and-jazz concert with Eric Dolphy in 1962 was one of the first of its kind.