Trivia of Vera Ellen
Trivia of Vera Ellen (16 February 1921 - 30 August 1981) *Went to the same Cincinnati ballroom dance studio as a child as Doris Day. Their parents even carpooled together to the dance studio. *She was a Radio City Rockette (and one of the youngest) but was fired after two weeks because she showed too much individuality on stage. *Blessed with a sweet, apple blossom appeal and elfin charm, Vera-Ellen's movie career started to take shape in 1945. Her first two films were musical vehicles for the up-and-coming Danny Kaye, Wonder Man (1945) and The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) were both hits. *Vera-Ellen co-starred with Donald O’Connor in Call Me Madam (1953). One of her all-time personal favorite dances was in this film. She and the wonderful O’Connor danced to “Something to Dance About,” choreographed by the renowned Robert Alton. *The warm and fuzzy yuletide favorite White Christmas (1954) is usually considered her best-remembered movie in which she played one-fourth of a glamorous qua