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Marta Becket (August 9, 1924 – January 30, 2017) born Martha Beckett, was an American actress, dancer, choreographer and painter. She performed for more than four decades at her own theater, the Amargosa Opera House in Death Valley Junction , California .
Feb 3, 2017 · Marta Becket was a New York ballerina and Broadway dancer on tour with her one-woman show in 1967 when she peered into an abandoned social hall in Death Valley Junction, Calif., and...
Feb 1, 2017 · If not for a flat tire, Marta Becket may never have come across the abandoned hotel and social hall in the desert that would come to be her lifelong stage.
- Steve Marble
Marta Becket was a former Broadway dancer who transformed a derelict theater in a ghost town into a creative oasis. She painted murals, performed solo shows, and attracted visitors for fifty years.
Feb 2, 2017 · Marta Becket, a ballerina who drew audiences from around the world to an abandoned Mojave Desert stage she adopted after being stranded near the ghost town by a flat tire in 1967, died earlier...
Jan 30, 2017 · Learn about Marta Becket, the ballet dancer who discovered her creative life in the California desert and transformed a dilapidated theater into a stunning opera house and hotel. Explore her legacy, her art, and her stories through articles, videos, and photos.
Feb 2, 2017 · Marta Becket was stranded near the ghost town about 95 miles west of Las Vegas and said she felt destined to revive it. With one glimpse inside an abandoned social hall...
