| Ginger Rogers  AKA Virginia Katherine McMath
Born: 16-Jul-1911
Birthplace: Independence, MO
Died: 25-Apr-1995
Location of death: Rancho Mirage, CA
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Oakwood Memorial Park, Chatsworth, CA
Gender: Female
Religion: Christian Science
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor, Singer Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Gay Divorcee Father: William Eddins McMath (engineer, d. when Ginger was 11)
Mother: Lela Emogen Owens Rogers (b. 25-Dec-1890, d. 25-May-1977)
Boyfriend: Harold Ross (founding editor, The New Yorker -- Ginger was 19 at the time)
Husband: Edward Jackson Culpepper (m. 29-Mar-1929, div. 11-Jul-1931)
Husband: Lew Ayres (actor, m. 13-Nov-1934, div. 13-Mar-1940)
Husband: Jack Briggs (actor, m. 16-Jan-1943, div. 7-Sep-1949)
Husband: Jacques Bergerac (actor, m. 7-Feb-1953, div. 7-Jul-1957)
Husband: William Marshall (actor, m. 16-Mar-1961, div. 1970)
High School: Central High School, Fort Worth, TX
RKO Radio Pictures under contract
Oscar for Best Actress 1941 for Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6778 Hollywood Blvd.
Risk Factors: Smoking
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Cinderella (22-Feb-1965)
Oh, Men! Oh, Women! (22-Feb-1957)
The First Traveling Saleslady (Aug-1956)
Tight Spot (19-Mar-1955)
Black Widow (28-Oct-1954)
Forever Female (Aug-1953)
Monkey Business (5-Sep-1952)
We're Not Married! (11-Jul-1952)
Storm Warning (3-Mar-1951)
The Barkleys of Broadway (4-May-1949)
It Had to Be You (22-Oct-1947)
Weekend at the Waldorf (5-Oct-1945)
I'll Be Seeing You (5-Jan-1945)
Lady in the Dark (10-Feb-1944)
Tender Comrade (29-Dec-1943)
Once Upon a Honeymoon (12-Nov-1942)
The Major and the Minor (16-Sep-1942)
Tales of Manhattan (5-Aug-1942)
Roxie Hart (20-Feb-1942)
Tom Dick and Harry (13-Jun-1941)
Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman (27-Dec-1940)
Lucky Partners (2-Aug-1940)
The Primrose Path (22-Mar-1940)
5th Ave Girl (25-Aug-1939)
Bachelor Mother (30-Jun-1939)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (29-Mar-1939)
Carefree (2-Sep-1938)
Having Wonderful Time (1-Jun-1938)
Vivacious Lady (13-May-1938)
Stage Door (8-Oct-1937)
Shall We Dance (7-May-1937)
Swing Time (28-Aug-1936)
Follow the Fleet (20-Feb-1936)
Top Hat (30-Aug-1935)
Star of Midnight (11-Apr-1935)
Roberta (8-Mar-1935)
The Gay Divorcee (12-Oct-1934)
Flying Down to Rio (22-Dec-1933)
Chance at Heaven (27-Oct-1933)
A Shriek in the Night (22-Jul-1933)
Gold Diggers of 1933 (27-May-1933)
42nd Street (2-Feb-1933)
The Thirteenth Guest (9-Aug-1932)
Change of Heart (10-May-1932)
Author of books:
Ginger: My Story (1991, memoir)
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