Throwback Thursday and Ginger Rogers
Her real name was Virginia Katherine McMath, and she was
born on July 16, 1911 in Independence Missouri.
She won a Charleston contest at age 14, and received a 4-week touring
contract. Until the age of 17 she acted and danced in vaudeville.
Ginger Rogers appeared in the Broadway production of Top Speed in 1929. Her first film was A Night in a Dormitory in
1930, in which she had a small part. She
went on to do more movies and some theater work, until the movie Gold Diggers of 1933 was released and
she was discovered by the public. One
song she popularized in the film was We’re
in the Money.
But she is best remembered for her famous partnership with
Fred Astaire. They were first paired in Flying Down to Rio in 1933. Many other movies followed including Top Hat
(1935), and The Story of Vernon and Irene
Castle (1939). It has been said that
she did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels. In the link below, she (and Fred Astaire) dance in roller skates.
In 1940 she acted in Kitty
Foyle and won an Oscar. She continued
to act onscreen until her last film Harlow
in 1965. She then went on to appear in stage plays, traveling worldwide. She retired in 1984 and wrote her
autobiography, Ginger, My Story.
Ginger Rogers died on April 25, 1995. She was 83.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Dance History Factoid #50:
“Ginger Rogers is best
remembered for her famous partnership with Fred Astaire.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“The only way to enjoy anything in this
life is to earn it first.”
-
Ginger Rogers
-
Help expand the knowledge base!
Leave a comment about any instructions, ideas,
or images that worked best for you!
No comments:
Post a Comment