Dorothy Isabel Bock

  Noted events in her life were:

• Her obituary was published in the Los Angeles Times on 13 January 1997 in Los Angeles, CA.

Dorathi Bock Pierre; Dancer and Writer

Dorathi Bock Pierre, a principal dancer with the Michel Fokine Ballet who became a dance writer and historian, has died. She was 96.

Pierre died Jan. 2 at her home in Encino of cardiac arrest while she was recuperating from a stroke suffered three months ago.

Born in Chicago, Pierre was the daughter of a sculptor and grew up surrounded by art and artists.

She began dancing with Fokine when she was 16 and went on to study acting and perform in several stage productions.

She moved to Los Angeles after marrying Jacques J. Pierre, a theatrical producer and manager.

She became the West Coast representative for the American Dancer, Viewpoints and Dance magazines. From 1938 to 1942, she created, edited and published the Journal of Educational Dance.

Pierre's vast collection of written materials on dance was given to the Beverly Hills Library in 1974.

She served as publicist for the Los Angeles Greek Theatre Assn., the Huntington Hartford theaters, the Southern California Symphony Hollywood Bowl Assn., the Los Angeles Free Shakespeare Festival and the Los Angeles Ballet.

She also handled publicity for tours of such internationally known companies as Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, American Ballet Theatre, Britain's Old Vic and France's Comedie Francaise.
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(Source: New York Times, New York, NY; 21 Jan 1997)

Obituary
Dorathi B. Pierre, 96, Publicist for Dancers

Dorathi Bock Pierre, a theatrical publicist and dance writer, died on Jan. 2 at her home in Los Angeles. She was 96.

During a long career, Ms. Pierre served as press representative for tours by such groups as the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, American Ballet Theater, the Old Vic, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Comedie Francaise and the Royal Dramatic Theater of Sweden.

A champion of the arts in Southern California, she served as public relations director for such Los Angeles organizations as the Greek Theater Association, the Hollywood Bowl, the Free Shakespeare Festival and the Los Angeles Ballet.

Ms. Pierre contributed articles to The American Dancer and Dance magazine and founded and edited The Journal of Educational Dance from 1938 to 1942.

Ms. Pierre, whose father was Richard W. Bock, a sculptor, was born in Chicago. At 16, she danced with the Michel Fokine Ballet. She moved to Los Angeles after marrying Jacques J. Pierre, a theatrical producer. In 1991 she edited ''Memoirs of an American Artist: The Sculptor Richard W. Bock,'' a book about her father.

No immediate family members survive.
(Source: Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, January 13, 1997)
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Dorothy married Jacques J. Pierre on an unknown date. (Jacques J. Pierre was born about 1899 and died on an unknown date.)