Ginger Rogers, born Virginia Katherine McMath, was an American actress, dancer and singer of the Golden Age of Hollywood who lived from 1911 to 1995. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Kitty Foyle in 1940 and starred through the 1930s in a celebrated series of RKO musicals opposite Fred Astaire; their nine films together, including The Gay Divorcee, Top Hat and Swing Time, are credited with revolutionizing the film musical genre, and Rogers went on to a long career on stage, radio and television, appearing in 73 films in all. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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In the 1930s, Rogers's nine films with Fred Astaire are credited with revolutionizing the musical genre and gave RKO Pictures some of its biggest successes: The Gay Divorcee (1934), Top Hat (1935) and Swing Time (1936).
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Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath; July 16, 1911 - April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer, and singer during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
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Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath; July 16, 1911, April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer, and singer during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
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