I remember the guys that did all that prep for that, sadly I missed it.. she was not in good health ..

Way back in those days, they all did. Even the ones from up north with their heavy accents too. And they all changed their names too back then. It's so different now, you can stay being yourself nowadays.

How cool... you're lucky

That's so interesting - you are also connected to Phyllis Fraser (Cerf) and Rita Hayworth.....

LOL...I think that was EVERYONE, Rowby....

And I.loved Ginger but Always watched Fred.

Even in her 1987 Nightline appearance she was still in good health. A few strokes and her diabetes really affected her in later years.

Devoted to Christian Science at the expense of her health.

Eve Yitagesu Because Katie is a rich bitch and doesn’t know what it’s like to struggle financially.

@carolyn thompson I don't know much about Katie Couric but I thought she did a very polite and reasonably searching interview with Ginger. Couric certainly didn't open up lines of questioning about politics. One of my favourite interviews is the one that Ginger took part in with Joan Rivers. The two women seemed to get on very well despite Joan veering into matters concerning Ginger's private life. Ginger didn't speak about that kind of thing and that is much to her credit. I think Ginger has been very kind to her ex-husbands when she has briefly spoken about them (notably in her autobiography) as all of them seemed to have treated her quite shoddily.

I agree, I doubt that Ginger would have turned up tattooed and just a bit stoned to an awards ceremony. Perhaps I am just a boring non-inked teetotaller?

It was really interesting to see her development as a dancer...although she was proficient right from the start. Her performances in "Carefree" are an absolute tour de force and you can see how she honed her skills over the years. In saying that I really love her early stuff and the freedom of the Carioca in Flying Down to Rio and cheekiness of "I'd Be Hard to Handle" (the tap routine) in Roberta.

I agree and she was kind to everyone she mentioned.

Yes I read her autobiography over 12 years ago.i enjoyed it.

​@@TellyWatcher1997I read ginger Roger's autobiography over 12 years ago.she did not trash anyone.it was a smooth and likeable book to read.

Absolutely. She made it clear that it was not going to be one of those "tell all" tales where she had a go at others....she did tell it as it was, though. The incident with Katherine Hepburn and the water on the fur coat....I liked the book and I admire her. She and I may have disagreed on a few lifestyle type matters but I very much admired her talent and her work ethic - always have. @@eugenekozma2697

I don't think she did, you know. Some of Ginger's early work in Hollywood was pre-Hays Code and yet she still managed not to get involved with the near nudity of some of Buzz's staging. Ginger's mother was very particular about the kind of thing she did and guided her wisely.

In one of her first musicals, 42nd Street, she played Ann Lowell, a chorus girl who was known as "Anytime Annie." ("She only said 'no' once, and that time she didn't understand the question.")

dapper dog her year's of untreated diabetes and a couple crippling strokes did a number on her.

Yes, I think that it is very sad that she would have lived longer if she had utilized modern medicine and didn't...

FROM QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA. WHEN I WATCH FRED AND GINGER, I FEEL THE HAPPINESS THEY HAD BETWEEN THEM. PUTS ONE IN GOOD SPIRITS. THEY WERE MY PARENTS ERA AND I WATCHED THEM. SHE HAD THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EYES. LOVED THEM BOTH. THANKS FOR THE POST.

@Danny Kramer Lasix is a pill that removes excess fluid from your body, it doesn't make you feel like a zombie.

@@cmcb09 - Would have been great if she'd been around a little longer.

So an 83 year old woman has to look a a beauty queen or fitness model? Give it a rest you're demented clown.

@@ctruth6185 GR "let herself go" from a medical standpoint. She was devoted to her Christian Science faith and reportedly never saw a doctor or sought medical treatment. Chances are her quality of life would have improved and perhaps lived longer with proper medical attention. Her fans wanted nothing but the best for her.

@@tbec3011 - She said of dancing and I paraphrase, "I never gave up on dancing; it seemed to give up on me". That was incredibly sad. I believe that she was a wheelchair user in later life. It must have been incredibly frustrating for someone who had danced on air with Astaire. I love watching her dance numbers on YT, hope they last as long as people take an interest in dance.