Richard Cragun and Marcia Haydée in John Cranko's ballet "The Taming of the Shrew"

Just over two months ago Richard Cragun, an astounding actor-dancer of great charisma and grace, sadly passed away. He was 67 years old.

Here are some photos of Cragun with his long time partner Marcia Haydée in John Cranko's ballet “The Taming of the Shrew”, one of their most famous collaborations.

Marcia Haydée with Richard Cragun in The Taming of the Shrew

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Graham Spicer is a writer, director and photographer in Milan, blogging (under the name ‘Gramilano') about dance, opera, music and photography for people “who are a bit like me and like some of the things I like”. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy.

His scribblings have appeared in various publications from Woman's Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the ‘Danza in Italia' column for Dancing Times magazine.