Ginger Rogers was born on July 16, 1911. After her parents divorced and her father kidnapped her twice, losing her parental rights, she was raised by her grandparents. Later, however, she returned to the care of her mother, who had already remarried. It was the stepfather’s surname that the actress used, although he never adopted her.
A duet with Fred Astair brought her to the top. Then she got an Oscar
She liked performing in front of the public since she was a child, which her mother Lela Rogers, a screenwriter and actress, eagerly supported. Initially, Ginger participated in dance competitions and acted in commercials. She made her stage debut as an 18-year-old in the musical “Top Speed”, and on the screen 4 years later in “Young Man of Manhattan”. Success came suddenly in 1933, when she danced for the first time in the film “Karioka”. The instant popularity of the duo came as a surprise to , who had previously refused to cooperate with .
She was Astaire’s best partner not because she was a great dancer, but because she was a great actress. She was aware that acting doesn’t stop when they start dancing
– John E. Mueller. Later, they stood together on the set 9 more times, in such productions as “Panowie w cylinder” or “Playboy”, permanently inscribing themselves in the history of cinema. The beginning of the 1940s was a turning point in Rogers’ career. To change jobs, she played the title character in Sam Wood’s drama “Kitty Foyle”. It was a hit, as the role brought her critical acclaim and made her one of the highest-paid actresses in the industry.
She was unlucky in love. She did not find fulfillment with any of her five husbands
Despite her professional successes, her private life did not spoil her. In interviews, she argued that true love is when two people look not at each other but in the same direction, but this maxim has not been fulfilled in her life. She was married five times, the first time at the age of 17, but the marriage to a childhood friend lasted only two months. Later in her life, Lew Ayres appeared, but this relationship was doomed from the beginning because she adhered to traditional values and he wanted her to sign a prenuptial agreement and support herself. They divorced 6 years later. Then she married Jeff Briggs, but the relationship with a man nine years her junior did not stand the test of time. French lawyer and actor, 16 years younger, Jacques Bergac, also did not make her a happy wife. Her last husband was William Marshall, but a series of problems, including failed investments and his alcoholism, led to the breakdown of the marriage.
Rogers also had health problems. When she was a teenager, she heard from doctors that she had diabetes, but did not consent to treatment. She did not trust medicine, she claimed that only prayer and God could heal her. She was infected with such a strong faith by her mother, a member of the Christian Science Society, which the actress soon joined. Her condition continued to deteriorate from year to year. She suffered a heart attack that left her partially paralyzed and ended up in a wheelchair, but even that didn’t convince her to trust the doctors. She eventually fell into a diabetic coma from which she never awoke. Ginger Rogers died on April 25, 1995. She was 83 at the time.
Source: Gazeta
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