Van Dantzig died in 2012, aged 78 from lymphoma and male breast cancer. Van Dantzig published a biography of the Dutch artist and resistance fighter Willem Arondeus in 2003. An English translation, For a Lost Soldier, was published in 1996. It was awarded several times and a film was made of it. In 1986 he wrote an autobiographical novel, Voor een verloren soldaat, about his love affair while a young boy with a Canadian soldier, which became a great success. After Sonia Gaskell (left in 1969) and his other colleague left in 1971, he was the only artistic leader, till 1991. Since 1965 he is co-artistic leader of Het Nationale Ballet (Amsterdam, The Netherlands). Van Dantzig died in 2012, aged 78 from lymphoma and male Rudi van Dantzig (Amsterdam, August 4, 1933), is a Dutch choreographer, ballet dancer and writer. View all photos Movie Info A Canadian soldier (Andrew Kelley) pursues his homosexual feeling for a Dutch boy (Maarten Smit) in rural 1945 Holland. In 1986 he wrote an autobiographical novel, Voor een verloren soldaat, about his love affair while a young boy with a Canadian soldier, which became a great success. For a Lost Soldier (Dutch title: Voor een Verloren Soldaat ) is a 1992 Dutch film based upon the autobiographical novel of the same title by ballet dancer and choreographer Rudi van Dantzig.

Rudi van Dantzig (Amsterdam, August 4, 1933), is a Dutch choreographer, ballet dancer and writer.

For a Lost Soldier by Rudi van Dantzig