Paul Draper
- Category : 1909-births
- Type : MGE
- Profile : 6/3 - Role Model / Martyr
- Definition : Split - Small (7,27,30,32)
- Incarnation Cross : LAX Wishes 2
Biography
American tap dancer and choreographer whose passion and unique "Ballet-Tap" style led to international stardom. In 1940, he teamed up with Larry Adler, a virtuoso harmonicist. The two became a world-famous act, performing together until 1949. Draper married Heidi Vosseler, a ballerina for George Balanchine's first American ballet company, on 23 June 1941 in Rio de Janeiro. They had three daughters. Draper died on 20 September 1996 at age 86 from emphysema.