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Ginger Rogers
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That's Entertainment! III
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May. 6, 1994
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journ...
(FILM)
Apr. 12, 1985
Harlow
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May. 1, 1965
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
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Feb. 1, 1957
Teenage Rebel
(FILM)
Oct. 1, 1956
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Ginger Rogers Credits
HIGHLIGHTS
1995 Last public appearances included those at a photo session for a
Vanity Fair
magazine issue dedicated to Hollywood and at a Screen Actors Guild tribute (Rogers was one of the original 100 member
1991 Made television appearance as guest interviewee along with June Allyson, Jane Powell, and Esther Williams on "Burt Reynolds Conversations With..."
1988 Unsuccessfully sued the Italian producers of Fellini's film "Ginger and Fred" for invasion of privacy
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That's Entertainment! III
1994
-Song Performer
Actor
Film
Bob Hope: The First Ninety Years
1993
Actor
TV
The 65th Annual Academy Awards Presentation
1993
Actor
TV
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
1992
-Award Recipient
Actor
TV
Burt Reynolds' Conversations With... (08/29/91)
1991
Actor
TV
Hollywood: The Golden Years
1988
Actor
TV
Happy Birthday, Hollywood!
1987
Actor
TV
Texas 150: A Celebration Special
1986
Actor
TV
The American Film Institute Salute to Billy Wilder
1986
Actor
TV
Irving Berlin's America
1986
Actor
TV
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985
-Herself
Actor
Film
The Night of 100 Stars II
1985
Actor
TV
Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Women I Love -- Beautiful But Funny
1982
Actor
TV
The All-Star Salute to Mother's Day
1981
Actor
TV
Harlow
1965
-Mama Jean
Actor
Film
The Bob Hope Show (02/15/61)
1961
Actor
TV
The June Allyson Show
1959
-Performer
Actor
TV
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
1957
-Mildred Turner
Actor
Film
Teenage Rebel
1956
-Nancy Fallon
Actor
Film
The First Traveling Saleslady
1956
-Rose Gillray
Actor
Film
Tight Spot
1955
-Sherry Conley
Actor
Film
Black Widow
1954
-Lottie
Actor
Film
The Beautiful Stranger
1954
-Johnny Victor
Actor
Film
Forever Female
1953
-Beatrice Page
Actor
Film
Storm Warning
1951
Actor
Film
The Major and the Minor
1942
-Susan Applegate
Actor
Film
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942
-Katie
Actor
Film
Fifth Avenue Girl
1939
Actor
Film
Vivacious Lady
1938
Actor
Film
Carefree
1938
-Amanda Cooper
Actor
Film
Shall We Dance
1937
-Linda Keene
Actor
Film
Swing Time
1936
-Penny Carrol
Actor
Film
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
-Fay Fortune
Actor
Film
Roberta
Actor
Film
Monkey Business
-Edwina Fulton
Actor
Film
Stage Door
-Jean Maitland
Actor
Film
The Confession
-Mme Rinaldi
Actor
Film
42nd Street
-Ann Lowell
Actor
Film
Bachelor Mother
-Polly Parrish
Actor
Film
Legends of the Screen
-Guest
Actor
TV
We're Not Married
Actor
Film
Top Hat
-Dale Tremont
Actor
Film
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Highlights
1995
Last public appearances included those at a photo session for a
Vanity Fair
magazine issue dedicated to Hollywood and at a Screen Actors Guild tribute (Rogers was one of the original 100 member
1991
Made television appearance as guest interviewee along with June Allyson, Jane Powell, and Esther Williams on "Burt Reynolds Conversations With..."
1988
Unsuccessfully sued the Italian producers of Fellini's film "Ginger and Fred" for invasion of privacy
1987
Made directorial debut staging a revival of the musical comedy play, "Babes in Arms"
1987
Appeared in the "Hail and Farewell" episode of the ABC series "Hotel"
1983
Career feted on the syndicated documentary TV special, "Legends of the Screen"
1980
Performed a capsule version of her touring show at Radio City Music Hall
1980
Starred in a summer production of "Anything Goes" opposite Sid Caesar
1978
Recorded an album of songs in England for EMI called "Miss Ginger Rogers"
1975
Starred onstage in the spring in Chicago in romantic comedy, "Forty Carats", then toured with show during the summer
1972
Signed a seven-year deal to act as traveling fashion consultant for J.C. Penney Stores
1971
Toured US in the musical, "Coco"; attracted media attention when she refused to utter one four-letter word in the script
1967
Reunited with Fred Astaire on Academy Awards broadcast, when they presented the writing awards; did a 30-second impromptu dance bit together while en route to the podium which received a huge audience
1965
Final dramatic film role, played Jean Harlow's mother in the biopic, "Harlow"
1964
Played the Queen on a TV version of Rodgers's and Hammerstein's musical version of "Cinderella", with Leslie Ann Warren in the title role
1964
Rogers and husband G. William Marshall set up production deal to make their own films, shooting in Jamaica; encountered production, budgeting and bureaucratic problems on the one film they made, "The
1963
Made a pilot for a TV comedy series, "The Ginger Rogers Show", in which she played twin sisters Elisabeth and Margaret Harcourt; option on possible series not picked up
1959
Made Las Vegas performing debut at the Riviera Hotel
1959
Starred in a live British TV adaptation of the musical, "Carissima"; oddly enough, the role as staged gave her the opportunities to neither sing nor dance
1959
Starred in tour of a bound-for-Broadway musical comedy, "The Pink Jungle", opposite Agnes Moorehead; play performed in several cities, but show had various problems with script, cast and production an
1958
Starred in TV variety special, "The Ginger Rogers Show"
1957
Starred in last feature film for seven years, "Oh Men! Oh Women!"
1954
Made TV debut in "Tonight at 8:30", a version of three short plays by Noel Coward
1954
Starred in first film not made in the United States, the British-produced "Beautiful Stranger" (U.S. Release title, "Twist of Fate")
1951
Returned to Broadway to star in a dual role Louis Verneuil's unsuccessful comedy, "Live and Let Love"; for one part she was billed as "Ginger Rogers" and for the other she was credited under her birth
1951
Made last of four appearances on the cover of "Life" magazine, in connection with her return to Broadway after 20 years
1950
Presented Fred Astaire with a special Oscar at the Academy Awards ceremony for 1949 films
1949
Reunited with Fred Astaire when called on to replace an ailing Judy Garland in "The Barkleys of Broadway"
1948
Displeased with the scripts RKO sent her, Rogers and studio ended her nonexclusive contract by mutual consent
1946
Starred in rare historical drama, "Magnificent Doll", in which she played First Lady Dolley Madison
1946
First film made through nonexclusive RKO deal in three years, "Heartbeat", was also her last for the studio for a decade
1945
Highest-paid woman in the US, earning over $250,000; was also America's 8th highest paid person overall that year
1944
Starred in first film in color, Paramount's "Lady in the Dark"; film also featured the famous mink and sequins gown which cost over $30,000 at the time and was later donated to and kept on display at
1941
Opted not to renew her exclusive contract with RKO and began free-lancing; signed nonexclusive pact with the studio
1939
Last RKO musical with Fred Astaire, "The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle"
1939
Invited to place her hand and footprints and her signature in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theater
1938
First of four appearances on the cover of "Life" magazine
1937
Enjoyed notable success without Astaire in "Stage Door"
1936
Radio debut in "The Curtain Rises" with Warren William on "Lux Radio Theater"
1934
First co-starring vehicle with Astaire, "The Gay Divorcee"
1933
Famous career moment: performing cheerful Depression-era anthem, "We're in the Money", in pig Latin in "Golddiggers of 1933"
1933
Signed with RKO
1933
Played early showcase part in RKO's "Professional Sweetheart"; one of her earliest films which was built up as a "vehicle" for her talents
1933
First film with Fred Astaire, "Flying Down to Rio", in which they played supporting roles
1932
Composed song, "The Gal Who Used to Be You" which she sang in a short film, "Hollywood on Parade #1"
1932
Named one of the WAMPAS "Baby Stars" of 1932
1932
First top-billed role in "The Thirteenth Guest"
1931
Moved out to Hollywood; first West Coast-produced feature, "The Tip Off"; made several films for RKO-Pathe
1930
Made feature film debut at Paramount's studios in Astoria, Queens, as a Jazz Age flapper in "Young Man of Manhattan", in which she uttered a line which enjoyed a nationwide popularity, "Cigarette me,
1930
Played female lead in her first feature musical film, "Queen High"
1930
Returned to Broadway as female lead (at age 19) of George and Ira Gershwin's successful "Girl Crazy", earning $1,000 per week; introduced the song standards "Embraceable You" and "But Not for Me"; fir
1929
Success on Broadway in supporting role in musical "Top Speed" (singing "Hot and Bothered") led to screen test at Parmount's Astoria, Long Island Studio; signed by Paramount
1929 - 1930
Appeared in a number of short subjects including "A Night in a Dormitory" (1929) and "Office Blues" (1930)
1928
Worked as band singer with Paul Ash's orchestra in New York (date approximate)
1926
Began working regularly on the vaudeville circuit: billed as "Ginger and Her Redheads", toured Oklahoma and Texas with two other dancers, after winning a statewide Charleston contest in Texas; the two
1925
Briefly worked as substitute dancer for Eddie Foy in vaudeville
1917
Offered a part in a Fox film while mother was working as a scriptwriter; mother refused to let her work after the first day
Subject of a custody battle between parents when they separated; at one point the infant Rogers was kidnapped by her father
Moved with family to Forth Worth, Texas while in high school; took part in school dramatics and took dancing lessons
Vaudeville act expanded to include other dances such as the Spanish-flavored Valencia; also did comedy patter routines involving baby talk and comic wordplay
Left Paramount; made a number of films for Warner Brothers
Enjoyed earliest solo starring successes in such films as "Romance in Manhattan" and "In Person"
Rogers and Astaire appeared together on motion picture exhibitors annual poll of top ten box office stars three years in a row, placing 4th, 3rd and 7th
Was in unique position of being RKO's only top boxoffice star under long-term contract; first major solo hit after the series co-starring Astaire, "Bachelor Mother", RKO's biggest hit of 1939
Mother Lela Rogers testified as a "friendly witness" before the infamous HUAC "witch hunt" anti-leftist trials which resulted in the Hollywood blacklists of the late 1940s and early 50s
Travelled abroad extensively for the first time
Appeared in touring stage shows, regional and summer stock performances of such musicals as "Annie, Get Your Gun", "Tovarich" and "The Unsinkable Molly Brown"
Replaced Carol Channing (who opened the musical) in "Hello, Dolly!" on Broadway; was critically acclaimed in the role and enjoyed great boxoffice success; performed in the show for a year and a half u
Made London stage debut; was the highest-paid performer ever to appear on London stage up until that time (earning 5000 pounds--at the time the rough equivalent of $12,000--per week for a 56-week run)
Appeared in successful international touring nightclub and stage retrospective of her career, "The Ginger Rogers Show" (taped for Italian TV; also did a song and dance number to "The Carioca" on Ameri
Guest starred occasionally on TV on shows such as "The Love Boat" (in an episode reuniting her with former co-star Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.)
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