Isadora Duncan, the “mother of modern dance,” lived a life of brilliance shadowed by tragedy. At the time of her death, she was thriving, but was still worried about the future

The day before her death, Isadora Duncan told a journalist: "I am frightened that some quick accident might happen to me".

Sadly, the world-famous dancer fears were proved right. Just 24 hours later, she was heard shouting a chilling final eight words moments before a freak accident claimed her life at the age of 50.

It was perhaps unsurprising that a car was involved. Automobiles had haunted her throughout her life. In 1913, at the age of 36, an automobile accident seriously injured the prolific dancer. That same year, her children Beatrice, five, and Patrick, three, tragically drowned when a vehicle they were t

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