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Vera-Ellen began dancing at the age of 10, and a few years later became one of the youngest Rockettes. She appeared in several Broadway musicals until she was spotted by film producer Samuel Goldwyn in 1945. She was only 24 years old when Goldwyn cast her opposite Danny Kaye in Wonder Man (1945). She danced with Fred Astaire in Three Little Words (1950) and with Gene Kelly in On the Town (1949). Blonde, slim of build, and a dancing sensation, she appeared in a string of light-hearted but successful films. Vera-Ellen retired from acting in the late 1950s. Vera's career died down in the late 1950s once filmed musicals lost their fashion. It was later discovered that, due to the dancer's compulsive dieting obsession, she had silently battled anorexia throughout much of the 50s before anyone was even aware or doctors had even coined the term or devised treatments. Moreover, she had developed severe arthritis which forced an early retirement
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Vera-Ellen
Born 1921-02-16 (103 years ago) in Norwood. Dead 1981-08-30 (60 years).
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Victor Rothschild(Gifta: 1954-11-19–1966) |
Robert Hightower(Gifta: 1941-02-04–1946-11-28) |
Victoria Ellen Rothschild
Martin Rohe, Alma Catherine Westmeier
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