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Ginger (16 July, 1911 - 25 April, 1995), actress,
dancer, and musical comedy performer, was born Virginia Katherine
McMath in Independence, Missouri.
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Ginger Rogers in her Academy Award winning performance
as Kitty Foyle
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Fred Astair was her enchanting dance partner in 10
movies.
Her single mother 'Lela' (who died in 1977) became
the most important person in Roger's life, managing her career
with force and confidence and often delivering pointed advice
that Rogers says she countered only rarely, and then usually
to her later regret. Her mother, she recalls in her autobiography,
was variously "my writer, designer, seamstress, business
manager, confidant, and chaperone."
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