America's Favorite Dancer

Among all the great actresses in America's pasttime, one of the most celebrated and all-around talented is Ginger Rogers. Like so many other kids, she had a father, who was an electrical engineer, and a mother, who was a screenwriter and later Rogers' business manager and confidante. This seems to be a very helpful way for a child to be introduced to the world of entertainment. It's definitely easier when your parents already have their foot in the door with you, but for Rogers', she proved to be more than any other actress to walk into entertainment. She is well-known for her dancing with her partner and friend, Fred Astaire; but, like most other entertainment stars, she started out in theatre. She began acting in shows such as
Girl Crazy, 42nd Street and Gold Diggers of 1933. Her Broadway achievements got her a contract with Hollywood, where she met Astaire. Their first movie together was in 1933, and it was called Flying Down to Rio. She actually won an Academy Award for best actress in 1940 for her role in Kitty Foyle. Some famous icons she has worked with include Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Bob Hope and Former President Ronald Reagan! Bet you didn't know that one of our Presidents was a theatre kid! Unfortunately, marriage was always hard with Giner Rogers (as it is with many celebrities!) She was married and divorced 5 times, and claims that her only true love was a director of her movies Swing Time and Vivacious Lady, George Stevens. Unfortunately, he was already married. She did not have any children, and she passed away on April 25, 1995 at age 83 at her home in Rancho Mirage, California. That would be a fulfilling life that i would like to live one day! And, scene...

Valente, Jose. "Ginger Rogers." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 30 Jan. 2010. .