| Birth: | Mar. 8, 1921 | | Death: | Jun. 17, 2008 | 
Dancer, Actress. Regarded by many as one of the top dancers in films from the 1940s and 1950s, she is best known for her performances in the MGM musicals "The Unfinished Dance" (1947), "Singin' in the Rain" (1952) and "The Band Wagon" (1953). She was born Tula Ellice Finklea in Amarillo, Texas and began training as a ballet dancer at the age of eight. She later joined the Ballet Russe. In 1939, she married her dancing instructor Nico Charisse. Among her other memorable film credits are "Ziegfeld Follies" (1946), "The Harvey Girls" (1946), "Till the Clouds Roll By" (1946), "Fiesta" (1947), "East Side, West Side" (1949), "Brigadoon" (1954), "It's Always Fair Weather" (1955), "Meet Me in Las Vegas" (1956), "Silk Stockings" (1957) and "Twilight for the Gods" (1958). Among her leading men were Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. Her second husband was singer Tony Martin. (bio by: C.S.)
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Tony Martin (1913 - 2012)*
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Search Amazon for Cyd Charisse | | | Burial:
Hillside Memorial Park
Culver City
Los Angeles County
California, USA
Plot: Sunland Gardens Mausoleum, Court of Matriarchs #S 401 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: C.S.
Record added: Jun 17, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 27623986 |
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. Cyd Charisse .
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Added: May. 5, 2013 |
You have me inescapably trapped.
-Anonymous
Added: Apr. 28, 2013 |
To Cyd Charisse,You were a great actress and dancer. you did a wonderful job in the movie Singing in the rain with actor Gene Kelly. God Bless you Miss Charisse for being a wonderful actress. Great job! Well done. Lisa Weiner
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Lisa Weiner
Added: Apr. 28, 2013 |
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