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Cyd Charisse
Cyd Charisse was an American dancer and actress.
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entertainment · American dancer and actress (1922–2008) · actor · ballet dancer · stage actor · television actor · film actor · dancer · art collector · musician · also Cyd Charisse, Tula Ellice Finklea, Charisse
Born 8 March 1921 · Died 16 June 2008 · Q62558
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2026· 3 entries
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2008· 10 entries
The Independent: Cyd Charisse: 'Dynamite' dancing star in the golden era of Hollywood musicals
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UPI: TCM to pay tribute to Cyd Charisse
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BBC Entertainment: Obituary: Cyd Charisse
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Digital Spy: Actress Cyd Charisse dies, aged 87
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Jazz: Cyd Charisse Personified Dancing Sophistication
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Sydney Morning Herald: Cyd Charisse, last great Hollywood dancer, dead at 87
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UPI: Dancer Cyd Charisse dead at 86
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The Hollywood Reporter: Cyd Charisse dies at 86
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Died 2008-06-16.
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After suffering an apparent heart attack
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2006· 2 entries
In a private White House ceremony, President George W
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Won National Medal of Arts (2006).
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1990· 1 entry
Following similar moves by MGM colleagues Debbie Reynolds and Angela Lansbury, Charisse produced the exercise video Easy Energy Shape Up, targeted for active senior citizens
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1989· 1 entry
In the musical version of Grand Hotel as the aging ballerina, Elizaveta Grushinskaya
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1979· 1 entry
Her other daughter-in-law Sheila Charisse, wife of first son Nicky Charisse, died in the crash of American Airlines Flight 191 on May 25, 1979.
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1976· 1 entry
Charisse and her husband Tony Martin wrote their joint memoirs with Dick Kleiner entitled The Two of Us (1976)
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1948· 1 entry
Charisse married singer Tony Martin and remained married to him until her death in 2008
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1944· 1 entry
And released in 1946), dancing with Fred Astaire
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1939· 1 entry
And had a son, Nico "Nicky" Charisse, before divorcing in 1947
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1921· 1 entry
Born 1921-03-08.
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