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Ginger Rogers
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Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath; July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer, and singer. She had a prolific career in film, and on stage, radio,…
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Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath; July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer, and singer. She had a prolific career in film, and on stage, radio, and television throughout much of the twentieth century. She made a total of 73 films, notably ten revolutionary musical films where she performed as Fred Astaire's partner. She also won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Kitty Foyle (1940). Rogers was a major movie star during the Golden Age of Hollywood and was ranked number 14 on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list of female stars of classic American cinema. After winning a 1925 Charleston dance contest that launched a successful vaudeville career, she gained recognition as a Broadway actress for her stage debut in Girl Crazy. This led to a contract with Paramount Pictures, which ended after five films. Rogers had her first successful film roles in 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933). Subsequently, Rogers' nine films with Fred Astaire gave RKO Pictures some of its biggest successes, most notably The Gay Divorcee (1934), Top Hat (1935), and Swing Time (1936). But after two commercial failures with Astaire, she branched out into dramatic and comedy films. Her acting was well received by critics and audiences, and she became one of the biggest box-office draws and highest paid actresses of the 1940s. Rogers' popularity peaked by the end of the decade. She reunited with Astaire in The Barkleys of Broadway (1949), which was her last commercial success. Experiencing constant lack on success in the 1950s, she returned to Broadway the next decade when she played the lead role in Hello, Dolly!. More Broadway roles followed, along with her stage directorial debut in 1985 of an off-Broadway production of Babes in Arms. She also made television acting appearances until 1987. She died of a heart attack in 1995, at age 83.
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2017
Fred Astaire donne le 'la'
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2014
Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil
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2013
Talking Pictures
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2010
Astaire and Rogers Sing the Great American Songbook
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2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
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2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
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2007
Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
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2006
Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm
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2006
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
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2006
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
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2005
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
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2003
Complicated Women
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1999
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
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1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
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1995
The Casting Couch
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1994
That's Entertainment! III
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1991
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
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1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
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1987
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
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1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
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1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
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1985
Night of 100 Stars II
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1985
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
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1985
That's Dancing!
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1984
Hollywood '84
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1984
Glitter
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1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
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1982
Hotel
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1982
Night of 100 Stars
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1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
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1978
The Kennedy Center Honors
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1977
The Love Boat
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1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
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1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
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1976
Hooray for Hollywood
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1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
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1974
That's Entertainment!
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1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
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1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
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1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
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