17 Facts About Stella Bloch

Stella Bloch was an American artist, dancer and journalist.

Stella Bloch headlined as a dancer in Rochester, New York.

Stella Bloch worked as an artist and her work is in several collections.

Stella Bloch was brought up on East 54th Street in Manhattan with her mother; her aunt and uncle, and her cousins, Richard and Mortimer Offner.

Stella Bloch was said to have been the first student in America of Isadora Duncan's six dancers who were known as the Isadorables.

Stella Bloch met Ananda Coomaraswamy who took her to India at the age of 17.

Stella Bloch spent a year learning Javanese dancing at the palace of the Prince of Solo in Surakarta in Java.

Stella Bloch started using her journalist and artistic skills by sketching the dancers at the Art Students League in New York.

Stella Bloch was at the top of the bill at the Eastman Theatre in Rochester, New York.

Stella Bloch had been based in New York and he was working at the Boston Museum of Art so they had not been living in the same city.

Stella Bloch moved to Hollywood after she married the lyricist Edward Eliscu in 1931.

Stella Bloch was a successful writer of songs for films.

Stella Bloch was still dancing and visiting venues like the Cotton Club.

Stella Bloch learned the Charleston from Elida Webb and her performances were well received.

Stella Bloch had exhibited her artwork in New York and she now had exhibitions in California.

Stella Bloch's artwork was used in 1989 when she created the logo for the Broadway production of the Black and Blue musical.

Stella Bloch died in Bethel, Connecticut, on January 20,1999, aged 101.