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Actress: Ginger Rogers
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| A publicity photo of Ginger |
"The only way to enjoy anything in life is to earn it first."
Ginger Rogers was born Virginia Katherine McMath on July 16, 1911, in Independence, Missouri. Her parents divorced when she was a child. Ginger\'s mother, Lela, encouraged her to go into show business and Ginger started dancing professionally when she was a teenager. At the age of seventeen Ginger married Jack Pepper, an actor. They divorced two years later. After appearing in several Broadway shows Ginger began getting small roles in films. In 1933 she was paired with Fred Astaire in the musical Flying Down To Rio. Ginger and Fred would make nine more movies together including The Gay Divorcee and Swing Time. They were one of Hollywood\'s most popular screen teams. In 1934 Ginger married actor Lew Ayres. They divorced in 1940. Ginger was a devout Christian Scientist who never smoked or drank alcohol.
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| Ginger and Jack Briggs, her third husband |
She won an Academy Award for her performance in the 1940 drama Kitty Foyle. By 1942 Ginger was the highest paid actress in Hollywood. Her success continued with hit movies like The Major And The Minor, Heartbeat, and Roxie Hart. Ginger married Jack Briggs in 1943. Their marriage lasted for six years. She would marry two more times but both marriages ended in divorce. Ginger\'s last film was the 1965 drama Harlow, which was based on the life of Jean Harlow. She continued to work on the stage and made occasional guest appearances on television. Ginger published her autobiography Ginger: My Story in 1991. In her final years Ginger suffered from diabetes and was confined to a wheelchair. She died on April 25, 1995 from heart failure. Ginger is buried at Oakwood Memorial Park in Chatsworth, California.
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| Ginger in a publicity photo for Heartbeat |
Ginger at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in 1939 |
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