Charles Brown

The New York Times
December 9, 1992, Wednesday, Late Edition - Final
Charles Brown; Dancer, 38

SECTION: Section B; Page 14; Column 5; Cultural Desk

LENGTH: 166 words

Charles Brown, a former soloist with the Martha Graham Dance Company, died on Dec. 1 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan. He was 38 years old and lived in Manhattan.

He died of AIDS, said a friend, Nancy Perlman.

Mr. Brown also danced with the Graham company from 1977 to 1982. His roles included Osiris in "Frescoes," the Christ figure in "El Penitente," the Stranger in "Embattled Garden" and the Pig in "The Owl and the Pussycat." He performed with the Minnesota Ballet Company, the Contemporary Dance Theater of Cincinnati and the Elisa Monte Dance Company, and was guest choreographer with the St. Louis Ballet.

Mr. Brown received a master's degree in exercise physiology and counseling from Columbia University in 1991 and worked as a personal trainer and counselor until his death.

He is survived by his companion, John Andersen of Stamford, Conn.; his mother, Florence Wesley, and a sister, Gwendolyn Wilder, both of Cincinnati, and a brother, Gene, of Dayton, Ohio.

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