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Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers TV Listings
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Thu, Feb 11, 11:30 AM
Kitty Foyle
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Thu, Feb 11, 6:00 PM
Roberta
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Fri, Feb 12, 4:00 AM
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Ginger Rogers Biography
Birth Name:
Virginia Katherine McMath
Birth Place:
Independence, MO
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
07/16/1911, Cancer
Date of Death:
04/25/1995
Profession:
Actor; dancer; singer
Ginger Rogers Fast Facts:
Took the name Rogers from her stepfather, although she was never legally adopted by him.
Was nicknamed "Ginger" by a cousin who could not pronounce "Virginia" correctly.
Won the Texas State Charleston Championships at age 14. The prize was a spot on a traveling vaudeville show.
First collaborated with Fred Astaire in 1933's
Flying Down to Rio
. The duo would eventually star in nine more Hollywood musicals together.
Although best known as a dancer, she won her only Oscar in 1941 for her non-dancing role in
Kitty Foyle
.
Published her autobiography,
Ginger: My Story
, in 1991.
Ginger Rogers Relationships:
Jack Briggs - Ex-husband
Jack Pepper - Ex-husband
Jacques Bergerac - Ex-husband
John Logan Rogers - Stepfather
Lela Emogene Owens - Mother
Lew Ayres - Ex-husband
Saphrona Owens - Grandmother
Walter Owens - Grandfather
William Eddins McMath - Father
William Marshall - Ex-husband
Ginger Rogers Awards:
1940 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
1953 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
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