• Ginger Rogers, an Oscar-winning actress, singer, dancer, stage performer and director, appeared in a total of 73 films during a film career that spanned fifty years. She is best known for her roles as Fred Astaire's romantic interest and partner in ten musical films.

    1. Birth name: Virginia Katherine McMath
    2. Born: July 16, 1911
    3. Place of birth: Independence, Missouri
    4. Nickname: Pinkie
    5. Broadway theater debut: Top Speed on Christmas Day, 1929
      1. Jack Pepper (1929-1931)
      1. Lew Ayres (1934-1941)
      1. Jack Briggs (1943-1949)
      1. Jacques Bergerac (1953-1957)
      1. William Marshall (1961-1969)
    11. Distant cousin of Lucille Ball (per Lucie Arnaz)
    12. Close friend of Bette Davis
    13. Star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame
    14. Died: April 25, 1995 in Rancho Mirage, California of of congestive heart failure
    15. A biographical musical about Rogers, entitled Backwards in High Heels premiered in Florida in 2007

  • Quotations

    • "Sure [Fred] was great, but don't forget Ginger Rogers did everything he did backwards . . . and in high heels!" -- Bob Thaves
    • "Fred gave Ginger class, and Ginger gave Fred sex." -- Katharine Hepburn

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