Gilda Gray

Gilda Gray (64)

1895-10-25 - 1959-12-22 | Rydlewo, Znin County, Kingdom of Prussia [now Rydlewo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]

Gilda Gray (born Marianna Michalska; October 25, 1895 – December 22, 1959) was a Polish-American dancer and actress who popularized a dance called the "shimmy" which became fashionable in 1920s films and theater productions. Between 1919 and 1936, Gray made several movies, in all of which she performed her famous shimmy. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

On Movies

  • Rose Marie
  • He Was Her Man
  • Piccadilly
  • The Devil Dancer
  • Cabaret
  • Aloma of the South Seas
  • Lawful Larceny

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