gravyandbiscuits.com - 6/18/2008
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Cyd Charisse, a movie star and dancer, died Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. She was 86. She was admitted to the hospital Monday after suffering from a heart attack, according to her publicist.
She was born Tula Ellice Finklea on March 8, 1921. She starred in such films as “Ziegfeld Follies,” “Singin’ in [...]
Golden Era Actress Cyd Charisse Dead at 87
bumpshack.com 6/18/2008 — Golden era actress Cyd Charisse, who rose to fame opposite Gene Kelly in 'Singin' in the Rain' passed away Monday at the age of 87 from a heart attack.
Cyd Charisse is Dancing Up in Heaven
cinematical.com 6/18/2008 — I'm not the most knowledgeable man when it comes to dance, but I'm at least a little familiar with Cyd Charisse . As everyone should be. Next to Ginger Rogers, she was possibly the most iconic female dancer in film history. Even those of us ...
Forced To Say Goodbye to One Of Hollywood’s Golden Girls
bricksandstonesgossip.com 6/19/2008 —
Cyd Charisse, born Tula Ellice Finklea passed away earlier today of a heart attack at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in . Charisse’s most notable performances are in movies such as Singin’ In the Rain opposite Gene Kelly. She also starred ...
Cyd Charisse, 1921-2008 —
Self-Styled Siren
I was less than 10 years old but I can still remember my father's expression when one morning he told me he was going to watch Brigadoon . "Who's in it?" I asked. "Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse." "Cyd Charisse? Who's he?" With great emphasis: "SHE." "A lady named Cyd?" "YES, honey." "So she was pretty?" If all goes well with childrearing there aren't many moments where a parent says to himself ...
R.I.P. Cyd Charisse —
Celebrity Royale
Yesterday, Cyd Charisse passed away from an reported heart attack. She was 86. Cyd , born Tula Ellice Finklea , was given her nickname “Sid” at a young age when one of her siblings tried to call her “sis.” She later changed the spelling to Cyd .
Cyd was one of the worlds legendary screen actors. Cyd starred in The Harvey Girls, The Kissing Bandit, ...
Cyd Charisse: Dunzo —
CelebWarship
Legendary actress and dancer Cyd Charisse died yesterday at the age of 86. According to her agent, Cyd passed away early Tuesday morning from a heart attack. She had recently celebrated her 60th wedding anniversary with husband Tony Martin.
Cyd gained fame for her amazing dance routines with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. Later, she made her acting debut alongside Judy Garland in ...
Cyd Charisse, Golden Age of Hollywood Dance Star, Dies at 86 —
At The Movies - Film News and Reviews
Cyd Charisse drives Gene Kelly a little crazy in Singin’ in the Rain.
I, at least. was sad to hear that Cyd Charisse died today at age 86.
I know, many of you are like, who’s that? Well, Cyd Charisse was a dancer in some of the biggest, splashiest MGM movie musicals of the 1940s and 1950s, most notably two of my favorites, The Band Wagon and Singin’ in the Rain , ...
Dancing in the Dark: Cyd Charisse (1921-2008) —
The House Next Door
By Dan Callahan It’s often been said that Cyd Charisse was the greatest female movie dancer, and she was able to partner the very different styles of the two great male movie dancers, Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. Her only real rival is Eleanor Powell, a prodigious hoofer who came from the world of slightly klunky tap-dancing, whereas Charisse had trained to be a ballerina and even danced ...
Actress/Dancer Cyd Charisse Dead At 86 —
Cinema Blend Celebrity
Beloved actress/dancer Cyd Charisse has died in a Los Angeles hospital. The 86-year-old reportedly suffered a heart attack on Monday (16Jun08) and was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she died on Tuesday (17Jun08). Born Tula Ellice Finklea in Texas in 1921, Charisse studied ballet in Los Angeles
CYD CHARISSE DIES —
CINEMATIC PASSIONS BY MIRANDA WILDING
A goddess has left us…
CYD CHARISSE , the Texas film star who danced in MGM musicals with the likes of FRED ASTAIRE and GENE KELLY , died today in Los Angeles. She was 86.
Ms. Charisse was born and raised in Amarillo. From her earliest years she was called “Sid” because her older brother couldn’t pronounce the word sister. That later evolved into her stage ...
Cyd Charisse Dies at 86 —
SpoutBlog
Why didn’t Cyd Charisse––who died in Los Angeles on Tuesday at the age of 86––ever fully become the Ginger Rogers to Gene Kelly’s Fred Astaire? To compare Charisse directly to Rogers would be unfair; the former was an athletic show-stopper who regularly held down solos seemingly designed to draw attention to their own difficulty, while the latter’s dance career revolved ...
Cyd Charisse dies in L.A. at 86 —
Celebritique - The Celebrity and Fashion Critique
Cyd Charisse, beauty who danced with the Ballet Russe as a teenager and starred in MGM musicals with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, died Tuesday. She was 86.
Charisse was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Monday after suffering an apparent heart attack, said her publicist, Gene Schwam.
“Her beauty was breathtaking,” Debbie Reynolds, who starred with [...]
Cyd Charisse (1921-2008) - Still Dancing in the Dark —
Bright Lights After Dark
Absolutely sublime dancing with Fred Astaire, above , in The Band Wagon (Vincente Minnelli 1953) and Silk Stockings (Rouben Mamoulian 1957). Equally well matched with Gene Kelly in Singin’ in the Rain (Gene Kelly/Stanley Donen 1952), Brigadoon (Minnelli 1954), and It’s Always Fair Weather (Kelly & Donen 1955). Two spectacular solo numbers in Party Girl (Nicholas Ray 1958). Striking even ...
Dancer & Actress Cyd Charisse Dies at 87 —
Stupid Celebrities Gossip
Cyd Charisse, the actress and dancer whose legs were insured for a million dollars, has died in Los Angeles, at age 87.
Charisse, who danced with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in the 1940s and 1950s, died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after suffering a heart attack. Scott Stander, her agent, described Charisse as “one of the classiest ladies you would have ever met.”
The long-legged ...
Lovely Cyd Charisse Dies at 86 —
Awards Daily
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YWBOfsXsDA
Cyd Charisse has died .
No other dancer shook me awake as a kid like Cyd Charisse. No, I am not that old but in the ’70s my sister and I found ourselves obsessed with old Hollywood. Cyd Charisse was, to us, and other than Rita Hayworth, the sexiest woman alive. And much of that had to do with this particular dance number from ...
Cyd Charisse (1921-2008) —
Film Experience Blog
The cinema's greatest legs are dancing up to heaven today. Cyd Charisse will get there quickly: the length, the extension, the body flight! She'll be there in two or three grand jetées. When I think of Charisse, my heart usually leaps straight to Brigadoon . It appears in my mind's eye far more often than its fairytale time table of once every 100 years. I don't think there was a screen ...
The Rule of Three Claims Cyd Charisse As Latest Victim [RIP] —
Gawker: defamer
Death completed its triple crown of taking down talented people that we actually like and respect. First, came Tim Russert, whose passing was quickly and sadly followed by Stan Winston . Now comes news that Cyd Charisse, the actress and dancer perhaps best known for her role in Singing In The Rain , passed away today at the age of 86. Born in Amarillo, TX, the classically trained ballerina ...
Cyd Charisse, 1922-2008. —
IFC: Indie Eye
Cyd Charisse, the impossibly long-limbed actress and dancer (born Tula Ellice Finklea) who starred alongside Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in classic musicals like "The Band Wagon" and "Singin' in the Rain," passed away today. From the AP :
Her height was 5 feet, 6 inches, but in high heels and full-length stockings, she seemed serenely tall, and she moved with extraordinary grace. Her ...
Dancer, film icon Cyd Charisse dies —
Variety.com
Obituary Spotlight: Remembered for work with Kelly, Astaire -- Dancer and movie star Cyd Charisse died of causes apparently related to heart disease Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, her longtime business manager disclosed. She ...
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