Moss, Marjorie (c. 1895–1935)
Moss, Marjorie (c. 1895–1935)
English ballet and exhibition ballroom dancer. Born c. 1895, possibly in London, England; died of tuberculosis, Feb 3, 1935, in Palm Spring, CA; m. Edmund Goulding (English-born film director), 1931.
Danced for Katti Lanner and Malvina Cavallazzi at Empire Theater as soloist, understudy, and corps member; with George Fontana, had great success as a ballroom dancer throughout Europe (1924–32) and appeared in such shows as Sunny (1925), International Revue (1930), Sweet and Low (1930), and I'm Much Obliged (1936); also appeared with Fontana at Hotel Metropole, at Café de Paris, and Kit Kat Club in London, as well as at Central Park Casino in NYC where they soon became the most famous dance team in US (1930); retired on marriage.
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