Gray, Gilda (1901–1959)
Gray, Gilda (1901–1959)
Polish dancer and actress. Born Marianna Michalska, Oct 24, 1901, in Krakow, Poland; died of a heart attack in Dec 22, 1959, in Hollywood, California.
At 7, immigrated to America (1908); starred in a number of silents (1923–36); is credited with inventing the dance-craze, the shimmy; films include: Lawful Larceny (1923), Aloma of the South Seas (1926), Cabaret (1928), The Devil Dancer (1928), Piccadilly (U.K., 1929), Rose Marie (1936), and The Great Ziegfeld (1936).
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