1. Out of money, Margot Fonteyn began to sell her jewellery to pay for her care and Nureyev anonymously helped to pay the bills.
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2. In 1979, Margot Fonteyn wrote The Magic of Dance which was aired on the BBC as a television series in which she starred and was published in book form.
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3. For her 60th birthday, Margot Fonteyn was feted by the Royal Ballet, dancing a duet with Ashton in his Salut d'amour and a tango from Ashton's Facade with her former partner Helpmann.
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5. In April 1959, Margot Fonteyn was arrested, detained for 24 hours in a Panamanian jail, and then deported to New York City.
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10. In 1961, when Margot Fonteyn was considering retirement, Rudolf Nureyev defected from the Kirov Ballet while dancing in Paris.
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