On this day in history, July 16, 1911, American actress and dancer Ginger Rogers is born

Hollywood glamour has been half and parcel of the movie trade for many years — with the Nineteen Thirties and Nineteen Forties well-known as among the many most glamorous time interval in the movie-making enterprise.

Ginger Rogers was an American actress and dancer who was finest identified for work with the legendary Fred Astaire throughout that point interval and a lot of the twentieth century. 

On this day in history, July 16, 1911, American star Ginger Rogers was born in Independence, Missouri. 

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Born Virginia Katherine McMath, Rogers began her entertainment career when she was only a little one in Texas, in accordance with Britannica. 

Ginger Rogers, born in Missouri on July 16, 1911, grew up in the theater and made her technique to Broadway and the massive display.  (Getty Images)

Rogers was a pupil at Central High School in Fort Worth, Texas, when she starred in a play that was written and produced by her mom, in accordance with The Kennedy Center. 

After engaged on her craft in faculty, Rogers turned a last-minute dancer in Eddie Foy’s vaudeville troupe — which then led her to go on her personal vaudeville tour in the late Twenties. 

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In 1929, Rogers made her Broadway debut in “Top Speed” — then carried out in “Girl Crazy” a 12 months later, in accordance with Britannica. 

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After her stint on Broadway, Rogers headed west to Hollywood, California — the place she set her sights on a profession in the film trade. 

Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire starred in 10 films collectively — they danced their manner by means of Hollywood.  (RKO/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

By 1933, Rogers had appeared in three profitable movies: “42nd Street,” “Gold Diggers of 1933” and “Sitting Pretty,” in accordance with The Kennedy Center. 

The movie that really launched her to stardom, nonetheless, was “Flying Down to Rio,” in which she starred with dancer Fred Astaire. 

The two had a transparent chemistry on display throughout the dance scenes — and the world liked to see it.

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The pair would go on to associate in 9 different movies over time. 

Rogers turned finest identified for her dancing expertise. She additionally appeared in over 70 movies all through her profession. 

She gained the Academy Award for Best Actress for her efficiency in “Kitty Foyle,” the 1940 movie subtitled “The Natural History of a Woman.”

That movie was RKO’s prime movie for 1940 and reportedly earned a revenue of $869,000 that 12 months.

Rogers went again to Broadway later in life to star in “Hello Dolly!” (Jack Mitchell/Getty Images)

She even went again to acting on stage in “Hello Dolly!” in accordance with Britannica. 

Rogers ranks at No. 14 on the AFI’s “100 Years, 100 Stars” checklist of actress display legends.

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In 1992, she gained a lifetime achievement award from The Kennedy Center. 

Wrote one commenter on YouTube in response to the clip from that televised honor, “Ginger was a great star.”

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Wrote one other, “Though there were many excellent woman dancers in those times — Ginger Rogers was the best of her times.”

Although Rogers had a longstanding working relationship with Astaire, she struggled to maintain her personal private life regular. 

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Rogers was married and divorced 5 occasions all through her life. 

She by no means had youngsters. She died on April 25, 1995, at 83 years of age, passing away of obvious pure causes.