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This is our collection of some of the best videos of actress and dancer Cyd Charisse. If there are any of your favorite clips we missed please feel free to suggest a link.
Cyd Charisse died on June 17, 2008, after suffering a heart attack.
Cyd Charisse Fast Facts
- Birth name: Tula Ellice Finklea
- Born: March 8, 1922
- Birthplace: Amarillo, Texas
- Died: June 17, 2008
- Danced with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in a number of MGM musicals
- Notable films include: Singin' In the Rain, Brigadoon and The Band Wagon
- Astaire described Charisse as "beautiful dynamite"1
- Charisse's legs once insured for $1 million2
- Married for more than 60 years to singer and actor Tony Martin3
- Briefly dated Howard Hughes3
- ↑ The New York Times: Cyd Charisse, 86, Silken Dancer of Movies, Dies (June 18, 2008)
- ↑ Times Online: Cyd Charisse, Dancer With Million Dollar Legs, Dies at 86 (June 18, 2008)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 AFP: Cyd Charisse, Last Great Hollywood Dancer, Dead... (June 17, 2008)
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