History Creator / GingerRogers

Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine [=McMath=]; July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, singer and dancer who appeared in a lot of films (a total of seventy-three) as well as in television and on the stage over her six-decade career, but is mostly remembered for her [[TheMusical musical films]] -- particularly the ten films she did with Creator/FredAstaire, where she co-starred as his LoveInterest.

-> ''"Sure [Creator/FredAstaire] was great, but don't forget that Ginger Rogers did everything he did... backwards and in high heels."''
-->-- '''''ComicStrip/FrankAndErnest''''', [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/71842ffadc485f96eedb0a7c538ff343/tumblr_nqdn9nWlc41sprhbeo2_r1_1280.jpg May 3, 1982]] [[note]]Although the high heels part is accurate, it has to be noted that usually both of them spent equal amounts of time dancing backwards and forwards in a typical routine.[[/note]]

-> ''"Sure [Creator/FredAstaire] was great, but don't forget that Ginger Rogers did everything he did... backwards and in high heels."''[[note]]Although the high heels part is accurate, it has to be noted that usually both of them spent equal amounts of time dancing backwards and forwards in a typical routine.[[/note]]
-->-- '''''ComicStrip/FrankAndErnest''''', [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/71842ffadc485f96eedb0a7c538ff343/tumblr_nqdn9nWlc41sprhbeo2_r1_1280.jpg 1982]]

-> ''"Sure, [Creator/FredAstaire] was great, but don't forget Ginger Rogers did everything he did backwards... and in high heels!"''[[note]]Although the high heels part is accurate, it has to be noted that usually both of them spent equal amounts of time dancing backwards and forwards in a typical routine.[[/note]]

!!Partial filmography:

!!Some of her Filmography:

* ''Film/FortySecondStreet'' (1933)
* ''Film/GoldDiggersOf1933'' (1933)
* ''Film/FlyingDownToRio'' (1933)
* ''Rafter Romance'' (1933)
* ''Film/TheGayDivorcee'' (1934)
* ''Film/{{Roberta}}'' (1934)
* ''Film/StarOfMidnight'' (1935)
* ''In Person'' (1935)
* ''Film/TopHat'' (1935)
* ''Film/FollowTheFleet'' (1936)
* ''Film/SwingTime'' (1936)
* ''Film/ShallWeDance'' (1937)
* ''Film/StageDoor'' (1937)
* ''Film/HavingWonderfulTime'' (1938)
* ''Vivacious Lady'' (1938)
* ''Film/{{Carefree}}'' (1938)
* ''Film/BachelorMother'' (1939)
* ''The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle'' (1939)
* ''Film/KittyFoyle'' (1940) - she won an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Actress
* ''Film/TheMajorAndTheMinor'' (1942)
* ''Once Upon a Honeymoon'' (1942)
* ''Film/IllBeSeeingYou'' (1944)
* ''Film/LadyInTheDark'' (1944)
* ''The Barkleys of Broadway'' (1949)
* ''Film/{{Storm Warning|1950}}'' (1950)
* ''Film/{{Monkey Business|1952}}'' (1952)
* ''Film/{{Cinderella|1965}}'' (1965)

Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine [=McMath=]; July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, singer and dancer who appeared in a lot of films (a total of seventy-three), in television and on stage over her six-decade career but is mostly remembered for her [[TheMusical musical films]] -- particularly the ten films she did with Creator/FredAstaire, where she co-starred as his LoveInterest.

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Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine [=McMath=]; July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, singer and dancer who appeared in a lot of films (a total of seventy-three), television and stage shows over her career but is mostly remembered for her [[TheMusical musical films]] -- particularly the ten films she did with Creator/FredAstaire, where she co-starred as his LoveInterest.

Rogers was born in Independence, Missouri and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. After winning a dance competition, she made her way through stage musicals and landed herself numerous film roles in 1929 and eventually partnered up with Creator/FredAstaire in 1933, creating some of the most beautiful dance routines ever filmed and, with him, revolutionizing the genre. With the above quote from the ''Frank and Ernest'' comic strip becoming a popular meme, Rogers gained a popular reputation of being perhaps even more skilled a dancer than Astaire with the aforementioned handicaps in her performance.

Went through TomHanksSyndrome in TheForties as she left both musicals and Astaire behind and became a leading lady, although her dance movies and musicals still ended up better remembered.

Ginger Rogers, born Virginia Katherine [=McMath=] (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, singer and dancer who appeared in a lot of films (a total of seventy-three), television and stage shows over her career but is mostly remembered for her [[TheMusical musical films]] -- particularly the ten films she did with Creator/FredAstaire, where she co-starred as his LoveInterest.

* ''The Barkleys of Broadway ''(1949)

-> ''"Ginger had never danced with a partner before ''Film/FlyingDownToRio''. She faked it an awful lot. She couldn't tap and she couldn't do this and that ... but Ginger had style and talent and improved as she went along. She got so that after a while everyone else who danced with me looked wrong."''
-->-- '''Creator/FredAstaire'''

* DancingRoyalty: It's been said in gossip magazines that she and Creator/{{Fred|Astaire}} would often clear dance-floors in Hollywood nightclubs whenever they went out together.

* WhatBeautifulEyes: [[http://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/c7/7e/6c/c77e6cdd5c1ac5bfa2b089b2c6c8bf26--old-hollywood-hollywood-actresses.jpg See for yourself.]] Rogers herself noted that both of her parents had beautiful blue eyes too, which many people pointed out.

-> ''"Ginger had never danced with a partner before [''Film/FlyingDownToRio'']. She faked it an awful lot. She couldn't tap and she couldn't do this and that ... but Ginger had style and talent and improved as she went along. She got so that after a while everyone else who danced with me looked wrong."''

Went through TomHanksSyndrome in TheForties as she left both musicals and Astaire behind and became a leading lady, although her dance movies and musicals are better remembered in latter days.

Ginger Rogers, born Virginia Katherine [=McMath=] (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actor, singer and dancer who appeared in a lot of films (a total of seventy-three), television and stage shows over her career but is mostly remembered for her [[TheMusical musical films]] -- particularly her ten films with Creator/FredAstaire, where she starred with him as his love interest.

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She was ranked the [[AFIS100Years100Stars fourteenth greatest female movie star of all time]] by the Creator/AmericanFilmInstitute.