Rudi van Dantzig

Rudi van Dantzig (4 August 1933 – 19 January 2012) was a Dutch choreographer, ballet dancer and writer. From 1965 until his death he was the artistic co-leader of the Dutch National Ballet in Amsterdam.
Life.
Van Dantzig was born in Amsterdam. After Sonia Gaskell (left in 1969) and his other colleague left the Dutch National Ballet in 1971, he was the only artistic leader until 1991.
"For a Lost Soldier".
In 1986 he wrote an autobiographical novel, "Voor een verloren soldaat", about his homosexuality and sexual relationship while a young boy with a Canadian soldier. The book became a great success and received several awards; an English translation, "For a Lost Soldier", was published in 1991.
In 1992 a Dutch movie with the same title (English version: "For a Lost Soldier") was based on it. Van Dantzig also published a biography of the Dutch artist and resistance fighter Willem Arondeus in 2003.
Death.
Van Dantzig died in 2012, aged 78 from lymphoma and male breast cancer.