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Dec 23, 2022 · Vera-Ellen is "Plump" on Broadway. In 1936, 15 year-old Vera-Ellen and her mother left Ohio for Broadway. Alma, it seemed, was just as set on a successful dancing career for her daughter as Vera was. The two women lived together in New York until 1941, when Vera married fellow Broadway dancer, Robert Hightower.
1. Vera-Ellen (born Vera-Ellen Rohe; February 16, 1921 [citation needed] – August 30, 1981) was an American dancer and actress. She is remembered for her solo performances as well as her work with partners Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Danny Kaye, and Donald O'Connor. She is best known for her starring roles in On the Town (1949) with Gene Kelly ...
Apr 18, 2024 · Vera-Ellen's rise to fame was marked by her exceptional dancing skills and critical acclaim. Her performances in 'White Christmas' solidified her legacy as an iconic figure in musical cinema. The hidden struggles of Vera-Ellen's eating disorder were likely exacerbated by studio weight requirements and demanding rehearsal schedules.
- Fred Holmes
Dec 19, 2022 · He further has claimed that Vera-Ellen wasn’t the ‘dancer with anorexia’ that people thought of her as. To him, she just a fabulous dancer who had ‘overlooked’. Vera-Ellen’s niece, Leanna Rothschild, who was born in ’67, remembered her as someone that never stopped dancing or taking dance classes and that she merely maintained her slim figure as an avid swimmer.
Dec 21, 2012 · Point is; I was constantly accused of dieting, Always called skinny etc.Just because someone 'says' Vera Ellen suffered from Anorexia doesn't make it so. I know other thin women who have been labelled 'Anorexic' just because they are naturally thin and that red-eyed monster known as jealousy comes in to play.Vera could have been suffering from extreme stress in 1953/54.
- David Lobosco
Dec 7, 2018 · However, I read it, and it was from someone who had read one of my stories about the great Vera-Ellen. It was more than just a fan, it was a nurse that took care of Vera while the dancer was a patient at the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center when Vera-Ellen died on August 30, 1981. I was still skeptical at this email, but I ...
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Vera-Ellen (Westmyer) Rohe was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on February 16, 1921. Many sources say she was born in 1926, but it has been proven that 1921 was the real date. She began dancing for health reasons at the age of 10. During her early career, she appeared in nightclub acts, as one of the youngest Rockettes, and a Broadway dancer.
