7.30.2010

guess who?

She was an only child, and maintained a close relationship with her mother throughout her life.

She didn't drink, but she had her very own ice cream soda fountain.

Always the outdoor sporty type, she was a near-champion tennis player, a topline shot and loved going fishing.

She turned down Donna Reed's role in It's a Wonderful Life.

She was good friends with Lucille Ball and Bette Davis.

She was born Virginia Katherine McMath, but was nicknamed Feathers by one of her co-stars.

She was a fashion consultant for the J.C. Penney chain from 1972-75.

She won a Charleston contest in 1925, at the age of 14, and appeared in vaudeville acts until she was 17.

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6 comments:

  1. ErikaJuly 30, 2010 at 8:38 AM

    Doris Day?

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  2. LaneyJuly 30, 2010 at 10:17 AM

    Ginger Rogers (one of my all time favorite photos of her is in waders in the middle of a stream fly fishing. One of the most stylish women ever completely at ease "roughing it.")

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  3. ErikaJuly 30, 2010 at 2:46 PM

    I see it now! I love the soda fountain idea. Do we have one of those at the Happy Trails Resort?

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  4. LaneyJuly 30, 2010 at 6:10 PM

    Ok seriously when are you opening said resort? I wanna visit.

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  5. Millie MottsAugust 1, 2010 at 12:32 PM

    Correct!

    And yes, we *definitely* need one at Happy Trails.

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  6. ScottAugust 1, 2010 at 5:44 PM

    I read once that Ginger Rogers was Fred Astaire's only dance partner who was never reduced to tears by Fred's demanding rehearsal schedule

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