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Hey everyone, I was wondering if anyone could remember a name of a movie Ginger star in. It was made in 1937 and she was a working girl who taken a trip to a...
18 Mar 11, 2010
11:34 pm

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I found this in an Austrian paper, attributed to Bing (pardon the wobbly translation): "Fred has danced himself so thin that you can almost spit through him."...
3 Mar 11, 2010
9:10 pm

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Recently, while channel surfing, I came across a great dance number in a Glen Ford western (about the fastest gun alive). It looked like one of male lead...
2 Mar 11, 2010
8:48 pm

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i just received my betty hutton autobiography, 'backstage you can have: my own story'. she has about eight paragraphs on 'let's dance', but i'll give you the...
1 Mar 11, 2010
9:40 am

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In this play about Ginger, several songs were used in a rather innovative way. Recurring throughout the play was Fascinatin&#39; Rhythm beginning as the overture...
1 Mar 11, 2010
5:13 am

Jim and Denese
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Helene, I would like to address those questions.  They opened with her mother. How she was driven and how Ginger got the Rogers name  They did disclose at...
2 Mar 11, 2010
1:31 am

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I have waited to see if anyone else would make a comment on the play. I'll give mine. I saw it the 27th of Feb. The play was nice. The dancing was good. The...
2 Mar 10, 2010
9:00 pm

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1. The article startsGIFTS THAT SHOULD BE RETURNED, These actors and actresses won Oscars over other worthier contenders. There were 10 Actors and 10...
2 Mar 10, 2010
2:53 am

Carolynne Bayly
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Hugs and kisses were not always present in families growing up the baby-boom era (1945-1965). Especially in single parent households. Loving television...
1 Mar 9, 2010
8:58 pm

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From documentary about the Fred and Ginger movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QwMIum-RuQ Love song and sequences from the current movie: ...
2 Mar 9, 2010
1:12 pm

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Here are a few blogs that you may find interesting. 1) Connecting Bullock with Rogers, vis a vis Oscars: Sandra Bullock's Best Actress win is already...
1 Mar 9, 2010
2:34 am

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Romantic dancing has been called a form of love making. There is a special bond between parners in a romantic dance. We have spoken in the past about the...
1 Mar 8, 2010
7:40 pm

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Why is it neccessary to be so mean to and about Ginger. She was a charismatic actress and person in her own right and she was never mean about Fred. Fred was...
36 Mar 8, 2010
4:18 am

Patty Barnhill
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1)Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale,FL will have the Streichen photo exhibit: Many of the black-and-white photographs are of celebrities of the day including...
1 Mar 8, 2010
1:21 am

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To be happy, joyous, and free in life I have to respect each person's inherent dignity and worth. It is not easy. It has become a life long struggle for me....
1 Mar 7, 2010
3:02 pm

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The message I received from "The Sky's the Limit" was that I should live life fully. That every moment is precious. And that giving to others' is my true...
1 Mar 6, 2010
8:33 pm

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I am still finding the various inside jokes in the movie THE BAND WAGON. And there are probably more than I still don't know about. The newest connection I...
6 Mar 5, 2010
8:55 pm

Susan Ramskill
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1) Newspaper article on the Oscar snubs by Film Academy has this to say about FA, and I love the way they phrase it: "what&#39;s really shocking are all the...
1 Mar 5, 2010
2:39 am

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TCM in the US will feature Ms. Rogers' films on Wednesdays in March. An opportunity not only to see many of her films with Mr. Astaire but others as well. ...
4 Mar 4, 2010
6:57 pm

Astaire Gal
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sounds interesting: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0786720999/?tag=talkinbroadway...
5 Mar 4, 2010
7:49 am

marc
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TCM is featuring Ginger on wednesdays in March, all of her movies with Fred and some of her own movie hits such as "Vivacious Lady" and "The Primrose Path" and...
1 Mar 3, 2010
9:24 pm

Anne Billingsley
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this is from the new madame tussaud's wax museum that just opened in hollywood: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aeronerd/4024485447/ it looks like fred and ginger...
5 Mar 3, 2010
5:09 am

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1) Article about the stylishness of pocket squares urges men to "get with it" and emulate "the greatest dressers in history — Philadelphia socialite and...
2 Mar 3, 2010
4:40 am

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Hi, Only a little over two months now until I have my first "old fashioned" ... sweet drinks---but that's okay. Judith...
1 Mar 2, 2010
5:28 pm

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MNFSSoHhTI&feature=related Maybe Ginger did teach Fred everything he knew, after all. Here she is teaching Dean Martin to dance...
7 Mar 2, 2010
3:39 am

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1) The Ginger Musical is traveling, so people in other parts of the country may be able to see it. It will be in Cleveland in 2011. Jan. 7-30: "Backwards in...
1 Mar 1, 2010
11:59 pm

axelrodh
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This is a blog that has a long,detailed article comparing championship DanceSport with Ice Dancing. It has some interesting information about competitive...
2 Mar 1, 2010
1:26 pm

Patty Barnhill
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"Check out the 1933 "Alice in Wonderland," which arrives on DVD March 2. It's an elaborate, ambitious extravaganza that Paramount originally released during...
1 Mar 1, 2010
1:52 am

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Hi All, As avid, (my friends say rabid) FA fans we all have book about him. I decided to list my books. This way we can see the available books and "find"...
11 Mar 1, 2010
1:37 am

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http://www.ocregister.com/entertainment/rogers-234444-ginger-astaire.html Going to see this tonight in Fullerton CA. Very good review....
5 Feb 28, 2010
4:04 am

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