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Ginger Rogers

Ginger RogersAKA Virginia Katherine McMath

Born: 16-Jul-1911
Birthplace: Independence, MO
Died: 25-Apr-1995
Location of death: Rancho Mirage, CA
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Oakwood Memorial Park, Chatsworth, CA

Gender: Female
Religion: Christian Science
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor, Singer

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Gay Divorcee

Father: William Eddins McMath (engineer, d. when Ginger was 11)
Mother: Lela Emogen Owens Rogers (b. 25-Dec-1890, d. 25-May-1977)
Boyfriend: Harold Ross (founding editor, The New Yorker -- Ginger was 19 at the time)
Husband: Edward Jackson Culpepper (m. 29-Mar-1929, div. 11-Jul-1931)
Husband: Lew Ayres (actor, m. 13-Nov-1934, div. 13-Mar-1940)
Husband: Jack Briggs (actor, m. 16-Jan-1943, div. 7-Sep-1949)
Husband: Jacques Bergerac (actor, m. 7-Feb-1953, div. 7-Jul-1957)
Husband: William Marshall (actor, m. 16-Mar-1961, div. 1970)

    High School: Central High School, Fort Worth, TX

    RKO Radio Pictures under contract
    Oscar for Best Actress 1941 for Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 6778 Hollywood Blvd.
    Risk Factors: Smoking

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Cinderella (22-Feb-1965)
    Oh, Men! Oh, Women! (22-Feb-1957)
    The First Traveling Saleslady (Aug-1956)
    Tight Spot (19-Mar-1955)
    Black Widow (28-Oct-1954)
    Forever Female (Aug-1953)
    Monkey Business (5-Sep-1952)
    We're Not Married! (11-Jul-1952)
    Storm Warning (3-Mar-1951)
    The Barkleys of Broadway (4-May-1949)
    It Had to Be You (22-Oct-1947)
    Weekend at the Waldorf (5-Oct-1945)
    I'll Be Seeing You (5-Jan-1945)
    Lady in the Dark (10-Feb-1944)
    Tender Comrade (29-Dec-1943)
    Once Upon a Honeymoon (12-Nov-1942)
    The Major and the Minor (16-Sep-1942)
    Tales of Manhattan (5-Aug-1942)
    Roxie Hart (20-Feb-1942)
    Tom Dick and Harry (13-Jun-1941)
    Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman (27-Dec-1940)
    Lucky Partners (2-Aug-1940)
    The Primrose Path (22-Mar-1940)
    5th Ave Girl (25-Aug-1939)
    Bachelor Mother (30-Jun-1939)
    The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (29-Mar-1939)
    Carefree (2-Sep-1938)
    Having Wonderful Time (1-Jun-1938)
    Vivacious Lady (13-May-1938)
    Stage Door (8-Oct-1937)
    Shall We Dance (7-May-1937)
    Swing Time (28-Aug-1936)
    Follow the Fleet (20-Feb-1936)
    Top Hat (30-Aug-1935)
    Star of Midnight (11-Apr-1935)
    Roberta (8-Mar-1935)
    The Gay Divorcee (12-Oct-1934)
    Flying Down to Rio (22-Dec-1933)
    Chance at Heaven (27-Oct-1933)
    Rafter Romance (1-Sep-1933)
    A Shriek in the Night (22-Jul-1933)
    Gold Diggers of 1933 (27-May-1933)
    42nd Street (2-Feb-1933)
    The Thirteenth Guest (9-Aug-1932)
    Change of Heart (10-May-1932)

Author of books:
Ginger: My Story (1991, memoir)


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