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Gilda Gray

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Born: October 25, 1895 in Rydlewo, Znin County, Kingdom of Prussia [now Rydlewo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]

Biography

Gilda Gray (born Marianna Michalska; October 25, 1895 – December 22, 1959) was a Polish-American dancer and actress who popularized a dance called the "shimmy" which became fashionable in 1920s films and theater productions. Between 1919 and 1936, Gray made several movies, in all of which she performed her famous shimmy. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

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Piccadilly
6.4
Piccadilly1929
Rose Marie
6.2
Rose Marie1936
The Devil Dancer
5.0
The Devil Dancer1927
The Girl with the Jazz Heart
The Girl with the Jazz Heart1921
Cabaret
Cabaret1927
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