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(Georgine F. Darcy)
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| 14 January 31 |
is born in Brooklyn, New York
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is a fan of ballet since she watching Vera Ellen movies
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her instructor, Todd Bolender, arranges for George Ballanchine of the New York City Ballet Company to come and see her. She becomes a member for two years.
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works as a magician’s assistant and tours with Olsen & Johnson in Hellzapoppin’
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plays a showgirl in Broadway’s Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
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| Early 50s |
is one of the Toastettes in "The Toast of the Town," later known as "The Ed Sullivan Show"
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| 53 |
travels to Los Angeles. Ben Blue, an acquaintance of hers from "The Ed Sullivan Show," is to open at the El Rancho in Las Vegas and casts her.
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dances on television and in Las Vegas
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| 54 |
marries for the first time
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| 54 |
is paid $300 for her part of Miss Torso in Hitchcock’s Rear Window. Afterwards, she turns down many marriage offers.
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| September 54 |
along with Patti McKay, she lends glamour to "The Ray Bolger Show"
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| December 54 |
is a dancer in shows with Ray Bolger
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| c. 55 |
audits for Lucille Ball, who tries to make her into a dramatic actress
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| Mid-50s |
she and her mother rent a house from composer-actor Herb Jeffries, husband of stripper Tempest Storm. While Tempest is touring, they invite him and Lucille Ball for dinner.
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| 4 May 68 |
marries Edward I. Gelb in Los Angeles. He's 33; she's 31.
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is married most of the time and does a few things in between
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| June 69 |
divorces Gelb in Los Angeles
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becomes Mrs. Werger
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| 72 |
meets actor-singer Byron Palmer, the ex of actress Ruth Hampton, at a party at a home of a friend of his
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| 29 June 74 |
marries Byron H. Palmer in Los Angeles. He's 47; she's 37.
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| 90s |
she and Palmer plan to do the cruise-ship circuit with a musical act
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| 18 July 04 |
as Georgine Darcy, she dies in Malibu, California, of natural causes
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Sources:
Classic Images, www.Ancestry.com |
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