Yahoo Web Search

  1. Vera-Ellen
    Actress, singer, dancer

Search results

  1. Vera-Ellen performs in the musical number "Naughty But Nice" from the 1952 movie "The Belle of New York".

    • 5 min
    • 229K
    • AW720
  2. Mar 4, 2024 · Vera-Ellen becomes a dancer. Born Vera-Ellen Rohe in 1921, the actress seemed destined for stardom, even down to her distinctive name. The name, hyphen and all, came to her mother in a dream. Vera-Ellen began dancing at 9 years old and proved quite precocious, becoming a professional dancer by her teenage years.

    • “Mandy” “White Christmas” (1954) This is it: perhaps Vera-Ellen's finest cinematic hour as a dancer, and a visual showcase for her beauty, class and grace.
    • “Slaughter on Tenth Avenue” “Words and Music” (1948) "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" may have been composed prior to being adapted for the 1948 film "Words and Music," but it's Gene Kelly and Vera-Ellen who may have given the song its definitive performance.
    • “The Best Things Happen While You're Dancing” “White Christmas” (1954) Glamourous, old school Hollywood romance. That's the name of the game with our next pick, "The Best Things Happen While You're Dancing."
    • “Miss Turnstiles' Ballet” “On the Town” (1949) A plain yellow background is all we get for skyline scenery for this sequence from "On the Town," but it doesn't really matter, because all eyes are gonna be on Miss Vera-Ellen.
  3. People also ask

    • Vera-Ellen (an only child )was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1921.
    • Her nickname was “Bunny.”
    • Vera was painfully shy as a child and, by nine, had developed health problems.
    • Went to the same Cincinnati ballroom dance studio as a child as Doris Day. Their parents even carpooled together to the dance studio.
  4. Dec 4, 2016 · In honour of Vera-Ellen, this is a compilation of dance scenes from the movies Three Little Words, White Christmas, and Call Me Madam, more or less in time w...

    • 2 min
    • 4.5K
    • Lauren
  5. Vera-Ellen (February 16, 1921 - August 30, 1981) was an American dancer and actress. She began dancing at the age of 10, and a few years later became one of the youngest Rockettes. She appeared in several Broadway musicals until she was spotted by film producer Samuel Goldwyn in 1945. She was only 24 years old when Goldwyn cast her opposite Danny Kaye in Wonder Man (1945). She danced with Fred ...

  6. Oct 12, 2015 · Monday, October 12, 2015. Seven Things to Know About Vera-Ellen. 1. Vera-Ellen attended the Hessler Studio of Dancing in Cincinnati, Ohio. Other famous alumni include Doris Day and Tyrone Power. Harry Hessler and his wife operated the dancing school until sometime in the 1940s. The historic building is a residential home today.