Other Accomplishments

Though Agnes is most recognized for her work in the theatre world, she also was a very famous writer and speaker. 

Writer

After some failed attempts at directing, Agnes turned her luck around when she published her "first volume of memoirs, Dance to the Piper, which sold well and opened up a second career for her as an author" (Long, 51). The book was published in 1951, and though Agnes at that time was still choreographing pieces, that part of her career took a downward spiral. She did not work well with her collaborators, and after an argument with Rodgers, her main collaborators Rodgers and Hammerstein agreed never to work with her again (Long, 53). Though her career in the theatre had taken a turn for the worse, she became more famous then she ever expected as an author. Her first book Dance to the Piper was about her childhood and her journey to becoming a dancer and choreographer. She wrote four other memoirs and after she suffered a stroke in 1975 she wrote five books. One of these books includes a biography of the famous dancer and choreographer, Martha Graham ("Biography").

Speaker

Agnes took her career even further by speaking and lecturing about dance and dance history. Even after she suffered from her stroke, she continued to speak. She became the cohost of the Omnibus series on television in its programs on dance (Long, 57). She continued to do interviews and lectures as she was asked. Her speaking not only focused on her dancing, but she wanted to make a bigger impact. "She spoke three times in Congress: once in the Senate, once in the House of Representatives, and once in Congress for the Committee for Medical Research" ("Biography"). Her main purpose for speaking to Congress was on behalf of the National Endowment for the Arts, in hopes of gaining more funding for the arts. 

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Awards 

Handel Medallion 
- New York City's highest award for artistic achievement
-1977

Kennedy Center Career Achievement Award
-1980

National Medal of Arts
-Awarded to her at the Reagan White House
-1986

Seventeen Honorary Degrees from Colleges and Universities

Two Tony Awards 
-Brigadoon
-Kwamina

Emmy
-Agnes, the Indomitable de Mille
-1987