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King Lan Chew was born on 4 November, 1901 in Berkeley, California, US, is an American dancer (1901–1988). Discover King Lan Chew's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?

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Occupation dancer
Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 4 November 1901
Birthday 4 November
Birthplace Berkeley, California, US
Date of death 2 February, 1988
Died Place California, US
Nationality United States

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Parents Ng Poon Chew
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King Lan Chew Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is King Lan Chew worth at the age of 86 years old? King Lan Chew’s income source is mostly from being a successful dancer. She is from United States. We have estimated King Lan Chew's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

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1901

King Lan Chew (November 4, 1901 – February 2, 1988), also known as Qionglan Chew or Caroline B. Chew, and later as Caroline Chew Ruttle, was an American dancer.

1921

She graduated from Oakland High School in 1921, and from Mills College in 1925; she completed a master's degree at Mills the following year.

She studied dance with Hanya Holm, Harald Kreutzberg, and Michio Itō, among other teachers.

Chew worked as a social worker at Oakland's International Institute after college.

1930

She was billed as "the only Chinese concert dancer in America" in the 1930s, when she toured North America on the chautauqua circuit.

King Lan Chew was born in Berkeley, California, the daughter of Presbyterian minister, publisher and lecturer Ng Poon Chew and Chun Fah Chew.

Both of her parents were born in China.

She was raised in Oakland, California, the youngest of five siblings, and studied piano.

She toured on the chautauqua circuit in North America in the 1930s and 1940s, billed as "the only Chinese concert dancer in America".

Her act involved her interpretations of traditional dances and costumes from China, Java, India, Japan, Turkey, and Burma, and original contemporary dances to works by Gershwin, Scriabin and Debussy.

She created all her own costumes for her performances, with zippers for quick changes.

She appeared with the Red Gate Players, directed by puppeteer Pauline Benton; she succeeded Soo Yong and the troupe's "mistress of ceremonies".

1935

She danced on Broadway in Continental Varieties (1935) with French singer Lucienne Boyer, and in the film adaptation of Pearl Buck's The Good Earth (1937).

1938

Caroline Chew married performer, writer and publicist Lee Ruttle in New York in 1938.

1985

She was widowed in 1985, and she died in California in 1988, aged 87 years.

There are items related to Chew in her sister Mansie (Jingping) Chew's scrapbook, archived at the Bancroft Library.