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Gilda Gray
Gray c.1920
Born
Marianna Michalska
(1901-10-24)October 24, 1901
Rydlewo, German Empire (present-day Poland)
Died
December 22, 1959(1959-12-22) (aged 58)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, U.S.
Occupation(s)
Dancer, actress
Years active
1918–1958
Known for
Popularizing the "shimmy"
Spouses
John Gorecki
(div. 1923)
Gaillard T. "Gil" Boag
(m. 1923; div. 1929)
Hector Briceño de Saa
(m. 1933; div. 1938)
Children
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Gilda Gray (born Marianna Michalska; October 24, 1901 – 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.
GildaGray (born Marianna Michalska; October 24, 1901 – December 22, 1959) was a Polish-American dancer and actress who popularized a dance called the...
among others. Shimmy also means 'scruffy dress code'.[citation needed] GildaGray attributed to American Indians in a 1919 interview with Variety saying...
Etting, Ray Bolger, Helen Morgan, Louise Brooks, Marilyn Miller, Ed Wynn, GildaGray, Nora Bayes and Sophie Tucker appeared in the shows. The Ziegfeld Follies...
directed by Fred Niblo and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. The film stars GildaGray. For his work on this film, The Magic Flame and Sadie Thompson, cinematographer...
in England Short 1929 Piccadilly A Nightclub Diner Ewald André Dupont GildaGray, Jameson Thomas, Anna May Wong, Cyril Ritchard Filmed in England 1930...
the other actresses to don the sarong for film roles are Maria Montez, GildaGray, Myrna Loy, Gene Tierney, Frances Farmer and Movita. Male stars who wore...
which she had a starring role. The film caused a sensation in the UK. GildaGray was the top-billed actress, but Variety commented that Wong "outshines...
Fields Dwight Fiske Fanne Foxe Gentry de Paris Jackie Gleason John Grant GildaGray Jennie Lee Dixie Evans Billy Hagan Margie Hart Bob Hope Al Jolson Bambi...
Aloma of the South Seas (1926) as an island love interest opposite dancer GildaGray, and as an alcoholic doctor in West of Zanzibar (1928) with Lon Chaney...
champion Małgorzata Grajcar (fl 1988), ice dancer, national champion GildaGray (1901–1959), show dancer, known for the shimmy Loda Halama (1911–1996)...
a lyric soprano rendition in a Klondike café whose regular vocalist (GildaGray) upstages McDonald with an earthy performance of the song. "Some of These...
Initially, the main cast proposed for the film included Marilyn Miller, GildaGray, Ann Pennington, and Leon Errol. Featured in the film are William Powell...
André Dupont Olga Chekhova Eve Gray Jean Bradin Uncredited 1929 Piccadilly Extra in Nightclub Scene Arnold Bennett GildaGray Anna May Wong Uncredited The...
Kelsey Grammer Ariana Grande Cary Grant Debbie Gravitte Dolores GrayGildaGray Tamyra Gray Kathryn Grayson Adolph Green Al Green Ellen Greene Julie Gregg...
November 29 – Fritz Brun, Swiss composer and conductor, 81 December 20 – GildaGray, dancer, 58 (heart attack) date unknown Clotilde Arias, songwriter Susan...
(Philippines) Piccadilly, directed by E. A. Dupont, starring Anna May Wong and GildaGray – (GB) Pointed Heels, directed by A. Edward Sutherland, starring William...
(23 mi) south-west of Bydgoszcz. The Polish-American dancer and actress GildaGray (Marianna Michalska, 1901–1959) was born in Rydlewo. "Central Statistical...