The myth of the happy hooker Nov 21, 2009
There can be no doubt that she dances like Ginger Rogers and sings like Anna Netrebko. There is nothing this woman can't do, and you can tell by the history of her blogging. (BBC News -- UK)
Gershwin score rescues 'Girl' Nov 21, 2009
Take the female leads: The part of spunky mail carrier Molly Gray was created by Ginger Rogers, while Ethel Merman made her Broadway debut as saloon entertainer Frisco Kate: part siren, part foghorn ... Take the female leads: The part of spunky mail carrier Molly Gray was created by Ginger Rogers, while Ethel Merman made her Broadway debut as saloon entertainer Frisco Kate: part siren, part foghorn. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
'Dancing in the Dark,' by Morris Dickstein Nov 4, 2009
Other authors may see events and people he doesn't describe, or doesn't discuss at length - Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler - but Dickstein encompasses the full spectrum of creative energies in the 1930s, writing about Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin, Aaron Copeland, Duke Ellington. He writes lyrically about American dance, the American Dream, gangsters and screwball comedy. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Camille Paglia Oct 23, 2009
I take some umbrage with your comments about Ginger Rogers ... My favorite Ginger Rogers performance is in "Stage Door," where she and Katharine Hepburn are like prickly lionesses sparring over territory ... But Sotomayor's vainglorious lecture bromide about herself as "a wise Latina" trumping white men is a vulgar embarrassment -- a vestige of the bad old days of male-bashing feminism when even the doughty Ann Richards was saying to the 1988 Democratic National Convention: "After all, Ginger... (Salon)
Grumpy and Co come to India Oct 18, 2009
"I remember the premier, a fabulous event attended by all the big stars of Hollywood, including Charlie Chaplain, Shirley Temple, Douglas Fairbanks, Judy Garland, Ginger Rogers and Clark Gable," Marge remembers. "I was up in the gallery, but I could look down and see Shirley Temple and the rest seated in the front. When, at the end, Snow White dies, you could hear sniffles in the audience. I think Shirley Temple even cried. At the end of the film, there was a standing ovation and a screaming... (India Times, India)
Hollywood is coming East Oct 18, 2009
A cast of 11 performers will sing, dance and recreate movie moments by such famous Hollywood stars as Gene Kelly, Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, Donald OConnor, Judy Garland and Julie Andrews. Among the movies represented will be Singin In The Rain, The Wizard of Oz, Grease, Chicago and Fame. (Washington Daily News, NC)
River runs wilder now that dam is gone Oct 11, 2009
The Rogue, one of the original rivers to get federal wild and scenic protection in 1968, has given up its steelhead to such names as Western writer Zane Grey and movie star Ginger Rogers. This section is miles above the wild section of the Rogue, where people come from around the world to float the whitewater, camp and fish. (MSNBC -- Environment)
In hard times, arts provide escapism, realism Oct 1, 2009
During the Depression in the '30s, there were stories about the plight of the nation's unemployed, like John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath," alongside the extravagant musicals of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. In the '70s, gritty films like Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver" coincided with disco. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Daily guide to television and radio Oct 1, 2009
Ginger Rogers won an Oscar as a working girl with a troubled love life. NR (1940). (Boston Globe)
Dancing with Gillettes Stars Sep 25, 2009
Cliff Knesel and Tatyana Walker dance their way across the floor while practicing their Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers routine for the YES House fundraiser Dancing with Gillettes Stars ... Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers danced through several movies together in the 1930s and their moves are now being imitated by Cliff Knesel and Tatyana Walker. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
The Secret Glamour of the Tin Man Sep 22, 2009
Old Hollywood glamour is Jean Harlow lounging suggestively in a white satin gown or Fred Astaire sweeping Ginger Rogers across a ballroom floor; Rita Hayworth peeling off long black gloves or Greta Garbo staring mysteriously off to sea. It is decidedly not a gingham-clad, jolie laide farm girl and her scrappy little dog. (Slate)
Houston dance instructor shares his Patrick Swayze memories Sep 15, 2009
"He'll be remembered with Fred Astair, Ginger Rogers and all the greats of dancing. He'll always be there," Ramon said. Follow KHOU-TV on. (KHOU.com, TX)
How Americans dealt with the Depression Sep 13, 2009
They were like Ginger Rogers being swept across the dance floor by Fred Astaire, taking one step toward their partner, then two steps away. The dance required both motions. (Boston Globe)
Gloria Greer Giving back to the community (2) Sep 4, 2009
Her guests have included such luminaries as Presidents Reagan and Ford, Walter Cronkite, Walter Annenberg, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Brad Pitt, Sophia Loren, Ginger Rogers and Liberace. Gloria has been inducted into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences prestigious Silver Circle, received the Athena Award from the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce and been named Press Woman of the Year by my own organization, the Palm Springs Women s Press Club. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
'Burn the Floor' brings ballroom dancing to B'way Aug 3, 2009
And a cursory nod to what appears to be Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, performed to one of the tunes associated with those movie icons, Irving Berlin's "Let's Face the Music and Dance.". Unlike theater greats such as Bob Fosse, Michael Bennett or Jerome Robbins, Gilkison brings no distinct style to his dance creations. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Actress Gail Russell Jul 30, 2009
The following year she appeared in Lady in the Dark starring Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland. Although Russell s role was hardly noteworthy, the film was nominated for three Oscars, which boosted her career. (Suite101.com)
Critic's Corner Wednesday Jul 29, 2009
Then dance on over to one of the best of the Busby Berkeley extravaganzas: The Gold Diggers of 1933 (9:15 ET/6:15 PT), with , Ruby Keeler, Joan Blondell (who headlines one of Berkeley's most powerful creations, Remember My Forgotten Man) and Ginger Rogers, who does We're in the Money in pig Latin. One of summer's better light entertainments, TNT's Leverage (9 ET/PT), goes medical, and the team uses a fake virus to lock down a hospital. (USA Today -- Life)
Death of the World's Greatest Entertainer Jul 16, 2009
At Michael Jackson's memorial, Motown founder Berry Gordy called the late, incredibly talented Jackson "the greatest entertainer that ever lived." Someone once said that Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire's famous dance partner, did everything he did -- except backward and wearing high heels. Well, Sammy Davis Jr. did everything Michael Jackson did -- and more, much more -- except during Jim Crow and with one eye. (Townhall.com)
More of this story May 7, 2009
The two share one of the best moments in the show when their dream comes alive in a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Dance sequence that captures the style and movement perfectly. Curtains has so many more unforgettable characters in its line-up of suspects. (West Memphis Germantown News, TN)
1939, the Greatest Year Ever For Mo... May 7, 2009
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers graced (literally) the screen together for the final time with RKO pictures in the biographic pic Story of Vernon and Irene Castle. The Roaring Twenties - Bogey and Cagney together. (Suite101.com)
Utah arts look to communitys support to stay afloat Apr 29, 2009
During the Depression, a thing that did extremely well was MGM musicals, the ones with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Dietlein said. I remember my mother telling me that they would have their dime and go to the movie, even if they didnt have a dime to spend, because they needed that relief. (The Daily Universe, UT)
The Depression has clues about coming films Apr 18, 2009
When people think of Depression-era movies, they tend to recall Ginger Rogers dressed in coins and singing "We're in the Money," in a fantasy of sex and prosperity that could only have sprung from the imagination of Busby Berkeley. But what people don't remember is how that "We're in the Money" number ends: The police come in and bust up the rehearsal before the dance is even over. (San Francisco Chronicle)
7 movies that glamorize business travel Feb 7, 2009
Weekend at the WaldorfAn Americanized remake of 1932s Grand Hotel, this 1945 version has a gorgeous cast (Ginger Rogers, Lana Turner and the almost-as-pretty Van Johnson and Walter Pidgeon) and a thousand beauty shots of New Yorks Waldorf-Astoria in its heyday. Slide show. (MSNBC -- Travel)
