Ginger Rogers (1911–1995)
Author of Ginger: My Story
About the Author
A dancer in American theater and film as well as an actress, Ginger Rogers began her career in vaudeville, which led to engagements in Broadway shows. She co-starred in George Gershwin's Girl Crazy (1930), and that role led to Hollywood contracts. Blessed with a comedic gift and the willingness to show more engage it, Rogers played opposite Fred Astaire, offsetting his sophisticated presentation while matching his dancing skill. Among the many films in which she starred are Gay Divorcee, Top Hat, Kitty Foyle, and Monkey Business. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Ginger Rogers
A Shriek In The Night 1 copy
FOREVER FEMALE (EP) 1 copy
Associated Works
Astaire & Rogers Collection: Volume 1: Top Hat / Swing Time / Follow the Fleet / Shall We Dance / The Barkleys of Broadway (2005) 13 copies
Astaire & Rogers Collection: Volume 2: Flying Down to Rio / The Gay Divorcee / Roberta / Carefree / The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle — Actor — 9 copies
Mystery Classics: A Shriek in the Night / The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes / Scream in the Night / Mr. Moto's Last Warning (2005) — Actor — 9 copies, 1 review
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers At RKO: Motion Picture Soundtrack Anthology (1998) — Artist — 8 copies, 1 review
20th Century Fox Studio Classics Collection: Volume 8 (Black Widow / Call Northside 777 / Dangerous Crossing / Laura) (2010) — Actor — 8 copies
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella: 1965 Television Cast Recording — Preformer — 5 copies
Fred & Ginger: The Collection Vol. 1: Top Hat / Follow The Fleet / Shall We Dance / Carefree — Actor — 5 copies
Marilyn Monroe: The Diamond Collection, Volume 2 — Actor — 4 copies
Film Noir Classics III: My Name is Julia Ross / The Mob / Drive a Crooked Road / Tight Spot / The Burglar (2014) 4 copies
50 Movie Pack: Hollywood Legends — Actor — 2 copies
Rafter Romance [1933 film] 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Other names
- McMath, Virginia Katherine (birth name)
- Birthdate
- 1911-07-16
- Date of death
- 1995-04-25
- Gender
- female
- Education
- Central High School, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
- Occupations
- actor
dancer
singer - Organizations
- Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals
- Awards and honors
- Kennedy Center Honors (1992)
Hollywood Walk of Fame - Relationships
- Ayres, Lew (husband)
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Independence, Missouri, USA
- Places of residence
- Rancho Mirage, California, USA
Medford, Oregon, USA
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Fort Worth, Texas, USA - Place of death
- Rancho Mirage, California, USA
- Burial location
- Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery, Chatsworth, California, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
Members
Reviews
Ginger Rogers spent many years working on her autobiography, and it reads like she's sitting here telling you all about it. I didn't know much about her before reading this book, didn't realize what a long and accomplished career she had. Her book is witty, engaging, fun, and dramatic, and features a good selection of photos, and an appendix of her various roles on Broadway and in movies. She was a nice lady, and I enjoyed reading about her life. Highly recommended.
Delightful autobiography from Ginger Rogers. I have always been a fan so I was excited to read about her life in her own words. Had no idea she was a devout Christian Scientist or that she had been kidnapped by her father when she was a baby. Very interesting account of her long career and many movies. Highly recommended.
I liked the first half as Ginger is making her way from 14 year old Charleston contest winner through the Astaire/Rogers film cycle, but after that, reading about a star in mid-career making film after film that have mostly been forgotten -- can get a bit tedious, at least for me. So I quit - there are too many good books out there and I got what I needed.
Cuento sobre posibilidades nunca realizadas e historias de amor que no son imposibles porque nunca llegaron a ser. Muy bueno.
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Statistics
- Works
- 8
- Also by
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- Members
- 339
- Popularity
- #70,284
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 6
- ISBNs
- 11















