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Has anyone seen my partner Fred Astaire?! Well I might as well get a few practice steps in. If you couldn't already tell by the dancing and all, I'm Ginger Rogers. I was born in Independence, Missouri on July 16, 1911. My full name is Virginia McMath("Film Reference." Ginger Rogers. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.), my name "Ginger" came from my cousin who couldn't pronounce my full name("Biography." The Official Site of Ginger Rogers. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.). My childhood was in turmoil due to my mother and father getting a divorce. We went to court and my mother took full custody of me, after going to court I was in between houses a lot due to my mother trying to find a job in Hollywood to support …show more content…

Dancing and acting were my passion. After the competition when I was 14 my dancing and acting career began. 1926 I performed at the Craterian Theater in Medford, Oregon("Ginger Rogers." - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2015.), and continued to appear in Vaudeville productions, at age 17 I also married my first husband Jack Culpepper, singer/dancer/comedian/recording artist("Biography." IMDb. IMDb.com, n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.), we created a short-lived Vaudeville double act known as "Ginger and Pepper". Our marriage was over within months after realizing I had made an extraordinarily huge mistake("Biography." IMDb. IMDb.com, n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.). After the divorce I went back on tour. When the tour got to New York City I stayed getting a radio singing job, soon after my Broadway theater debut called "Top Speed" opened("Biography." IMDb. IMDb.com, n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.). Within two weeks of the opening I starred on Broadway in “Girl Crazy” by George Gershwin. My appearance made me a star overnight at age 19("Biography." The Official Site of Ginger Rogers. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. …show more content…

Then I signed a seven-year contract with Paramount Pictures in 1930. I moved back to Hollywood and I signed a three-picture deal with Pathé Exchange, as well as making feature films with the Warner Bros in 1932. I made a significant breakthrough with the movie "Anytime Annie" and went on to make a series of films with Fox("Ginger Rogers." - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2015.). In 1933 I met Fred Astaire and we started our most famous partnership. We were together from 1933 to 1939 making 10 movies. In our movie "Roberta" the song "I'll Be Hard to Handle" was an early example of the electricity and vivacity of our pairing. By 1936 we were top box office names. We made two more movies, the movie "Swing Time" which I made that year spawned the only Oscar I won in my lifetime, with the song "The Way You Look Tonight". In 1938 after a long time apart, we made one movie together. While apart, I appeared in a successful movie but Fred's career didn't reach the same heights he experienced with me. In 1939, we made one movie. Our partnership ended for ten years, until we reunited for “The Barkleys of Broadway”. Although our relationship was amicable we wanted to explore new avenues. In my solo years I pursued more dramatic roles and won an Academy Award for "Best Actress". I continued to make movies until 1949 when my movie career died off(."Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers." -

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