Ginger rogers biography
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Ginger: My Story
I've always loved Ginger Rogers in her most famous role as Fred Astaire's dance partner, but inom wanted to know more about the woman behind the dances. She was a hard-working woman (73 movies made) and thoroughly enjoyed her life. Her writing tone is light and conversational, and in every incident she talks about, she always has something positiv to säga. She states at the beginning of the book that she has no interest in being skvalleraktig or bad-mouthing anyone in show business, and so even when she writes about negativ experiences or difficulties she had with actors or directors or spouses, she does not go into gritty detail, and always gives the person the benefit of the doubt. This way of writ
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Ginger Rogers
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It's easy just to write off Ginger Rogers as Fred Astaire's most famous dance partner; that is, until you've seen some of her other films. Ginger is one of those actresses who has pleasantly surprised me as I've gotten to know her work better. She was a first-rate comedienne and even the highest-paid actress in Hollywood for a time. While her dramatic films aren't as well known as her comedies and musicals, the more serious acting abilities they display are still noteworthy and even won her a Best Actress Oscar in 1940. Yes, she could sing and dance, but that was just the beginning. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Although she made a score of films on her own before Fred Astaire ever came to Hollywood, it was during the course of their ten musicals together (starting with FLYING DOWN TO RIO (1933)) •
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