[ReformationFan]

Here she is in a sequence with Henry Fonda from "Tales of Manhattan"

Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1aXVxNAcKY

Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOMlYkCdfNo&feature=relmfu

Part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOl-QTmOh8Y&feature=relmfu

[Jonty30]

I remember her on tv.

[xp38]

She was great.

[katana]

One of my favorite quotes: “Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did but backwards and in high heels”. My two daughters have heard me speak it on a few occasions.

[Tanniker Smith]

Classy woman. I got to meet her (briefly) years ago, sometime in the 90s. She was signing her book at Barnes & Noble's on 5th Ave. Long line, moved slow, but I took an extra hour for lunch.

She signed three books for me (all three were Christmas presents) and she personalized each one. She got a genuine kick out of the people buying multiple copies (I wasn't alone -- and my three was on the low side!).

Two amusing things:
I have that friendly approachable face, so I seemed to be the one passersby came up to to ask what the line was for. I told one teenager and he looked at me with his mouth wide open and said, "No. Way!" (Yes, I replied with "Way" -- he didn't seem to react to that.) He turned to his friend and said, 'Did you ever hear of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers? She's in there!" (The friend seemed a little confused).

Second, while waiting on line, a limo pulled up and Rosemary Clooney got out. Had this been a sit-com, someone would've shouted, "Hey! No cuts!" but that didn't happen.

[stylecouncilor]

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[I still care]

I was just watching, Flying down to Rio today. Love her.

One of my faves:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3lNDmJbjPw

And she doesn’t even dance here! This is before the hayes office...

[Bobalu]

Here she is singing at age 19.
(with dark hair)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv0dwS-HEsE

[Revolting cat!]

I thought she was dead.

[SunkenCiv]

[singing] we’re in the money, we’re in the money...