Saturday 8 March 2014

Miss Finklea...







...in the pink!

“When you dance with her, you stay danced with.” - Fred Astaire

Cyd Charisse (born Tula Ellice Finklea, 8th March 1921 – 17th June 2008)

4 comments:

  1. Diana Vreeland said in her book "DV" that she never had to retouch Cyd Charisse's legsin photos because they "already looked retouched". They do, don't they?

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    1. Not only $10m worth, but varnished, too! Jx

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  2. She certainly transcended her original name. Fabulous!

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    1. I can't picture how a "Frederick Austerlitz and Tula Finklea" dance routine might work in Hollywood... Jx

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