Charlene Gehm, Protean Dancer With the Joffrey, Dies at 69
She could be combative in one duet, a picture of stillness in another and witty in still another role. On Broadway, she danced in “West Side Story.”
Charlene Gehm in an undated photo. The choreographer Ben Stevenson said she carried herself like Grace Kelly. Credit.Jack Mitchell
Jan. 22, 2021
Charlene Gehm, a dancer who thrilled audiences and critics alike with her excellence in an unusually wide range of roles with the Joffrey Ballet and other troupes, died on Jan. 10 at her home in Manhattan. She was 69.
Her husband, Gary MacDougal, said the cause was cancer.