Jean Erdman (February 20, 1916 – May 4, 2020) was an American dancer and choreographer. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography in 1972 for her work in The Two Gentlemen of Verona. She was known for her works as Ideal Spectator in Every Soul is a Circus, the Speaking Fate in Punch and the Judy and the One Who Speaks in Letter to the World.
Erdman died on May 4, 2020 in Honolulu, aged 104.
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Jean Erdman Papers, 1925-2001 - The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Modern Innovator Erdman Honored The Grande Dame of Dance Dance: A Survey of Jean Erdman Choreography Since '42 - New York Times Dance: Jean Erdman's Works at the Open Eye - New York Times