Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers was an American actress, dancer, and singer during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her starring role in Kitty Foyle (1940), and performed during the 1930s in RKO's musical films with Fred Astaire. Her career continued on stage, radio, and television throughout much of the 20th century.
Background
- Born in
- Independence
- Educated at
- Green B. Trimble Technical High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Academy Award for Best Actress🏆 Kennedy Center Honors🏆 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame🏆 Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinary Award
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"I loved Fred so, and I mean that in the nicest, warmest way: I had such affection for him artistically. I think that experience with Fred was a divine blessing. It blessed me, I know, and I don't thin…"
"Believe me, Ginger was great. She contributed her full fifty percent in making them such a great team. She could follow Fred as if one brain was thinking. She blended with his every step and mood imma…"
"Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, except backwards and in high heels."
"Ginger was brilliantly effective. She made everything work for her. Actually she made things very fine for both of us and she deserves most of the credit for our success."
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1911
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Birth1995
Died
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