Cyd Charisse
Birthday: 1922-03-08
Place of Birth: Amarillo, Texas, USA
Biography: Cyd Charisse (born Tula Ellice Finklea; March 8, 1922 – June 17, 2008) was an American dancer and actress. After recovering from polio as a child and studying ballet, Charisse entered films in the 1940s. Her roles usually featured her abilities as a dancer, and she was paired with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly; her films include Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Band Wagon (1953), Brigadoon (1954), and Silk Stockings (1957). She stopped dancing in films in the late 1950s, but continued acting in film and television, and in 1992 made her Broadway debut. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cyd Charisse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Singin' in the Rain
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen par...
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Warlords of Atlantis
Searching for the lost world of Atlantis, Prof. Aitken, his son Charles and Greg Collinson are betra...
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The Silencers
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Party Girl
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Tension
Warren Quimby manages a drugstore while trying to keep his volatile wife, Claire, happy. However, wh...
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The Band Wagon
A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop....
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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a stu...
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Silk Stockings
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On an Island with You
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Thousands Cheer
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Two Weeks in Another Town
After spending three years in an asylum, a washed-up actor views a minor assignment from his old dir...
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Fiesta
When a matador leaves town to focus on his music, his twin sister takes on his identity in the bullf...
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The Wild North
In the Canadian mountains, a trapper goes on the run accused of a crime and is pursued by a rugged a...
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It's Always Fair Weather
Three World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war. The...
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Till the Clouds Roll By
Light bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs fro...
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Brigadoon
Americans Jeff and Tommy, hunting in Scotland, stumble upon a village - Brigadoon. They soon learn t...
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Empire State Building Murders
A tribute and doc-crime-drama celebrating American film noir and the icons of the Hollywood golden a...
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Five Golden Hours
A petty crook gallantly consoles wealthy widows and is doing all right in his chosen profession unti...
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That's Entertainment! III
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929...
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Twilight for the Gods
An alcoholic captain sails a two-master through danger with a call girl and others on board....
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The Unfinished Dance
Meg, a young ballet student, idolizes the school's top ballerina, the shallow Ariane Bouchet. Meg is...
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East Side, West Side
A vain businessman puts strains on his happy marriage to a rich, beautiful socialite by allowing him...
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Something to Shout About
A press agent, a composer and a landlord of a theatrical boardinghouse revive vaudeville on Broadway...
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Meet Me in Las Vegas
Chuck Rodwell is a gambling cowboy who discovers that he's lucky at the roulette wheel if he holds h...
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Fol-de-Rol
A filmed version of Sid and Marty Krofft's 1968 live puppet show, set at a medieval fair. The speci...
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The Kissing Bandit
Ricardo, the milquetoast son of a Mexican bandit, would rather lead a quiet life in Boston. But the ...
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Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
The Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special was a 2001 New York City revue show by Michael Jackson...
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Maroc 7
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Sombrero
Mexican love stories follow a dying man, a bullfighter's sister and lovers from feuding villages....
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Rhumba Serenade
A soundie from 1941 featuring Cyd Charisse dancing with Nico Charisse as The Mills Rhumba Orchestra ...
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Black Tights
Lively scenes of Paris, all narrated by Maurice Chevalier, link together four dramatic ballet choreo...
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The Mark of the Renegade
An agent of Mexico poses as a pirate to foil a would-be emperor in 1820s California....
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Words and Music
Encomium to Larry Hart (1895-1943), seen through the fictive eyes of his song-writing partner, Richa...
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This Love of Mine
Stan Kenton and his Orchestra perform "This Love of Mine" with Cyd Charisse and other dancers...
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Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
Marilyn Monroe's final project, "Something's Got to Give", has become one of the most talked about u...
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You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Biographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of archi...
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Dance Crazy in Hollywood
American dancer and choreographer Hermes Pan recalls his life and work as he relives the glorious hi...
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The Harvey Girls
On a train trip out west to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley meets a cheery crew of young wo...
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Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
This documentary short subject details the making of the 1957 MGM musical, "Silk Stockings". Hosted ...
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That's Entertainment!
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year hi...
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It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
The Making of It's Always Fair Weather with footage and discussion by historians and participants....
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Swimsuit
Mrs. Allison is the owner of the Saltare Swimsuit company. Her top man Brian, and his not so bright ...
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Escort Girl
A pair of nightclub owners run a string of escort bureaus where men pay for the "companionship" of y...
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Portrait of an Escort
Jordan West is a divorcée who moonlights at a professional dating service to make ends meet. But her...
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Something's Got to Give
Remake of "My Favorite Wife," unfinished because of star Marilyn Monroe's firing, rehiring, and sudd...
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Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
American Masters Series. Documentary on Gene Kelly that gives insight into his dancing, how he forme...
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Mission to Moscow
Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to th...
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In Our Time
It is early 1939 in Poland when Mrs. Bromley and Jennifer come to buy antiques for her business in L...
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The Gay Parisian
The Gay Parisian is an American short film produced in 1941 by Warner Bros. featuring the Ballet Rus...
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Ziegfeld Follies
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What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
Movie and stage icon Debbie Reynolds hosts the making of "Singin' in the Rain". The short documentar...
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Christmas with Crosby & Kate
The holidays just wouldn't be the holidays without Mr. White Christmas himself - Bing Crosby. His se...
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That's Entertainment, Part II
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time includi...
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Marilyn
This 1963 documentary, released less than a year after Marilyn Monroe's death, showcases the star in...
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Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
Events of strange and serious nature mark the invention and the manufacture of the nylon stockings. ...
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That's Dancing!
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie ca...
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Assassination in Rome
In this crime-thriller, Rome proves to be an unhappy destination for an American couple when the hus...
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Inside the Dream Factory
Faye Dunaway hosts a behind-the-scenes look at the Hollywood star-making machine....
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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
The top 100 songs of the past 100 years chosen by the American Film Institute are presented by host-...
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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film....
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The All-Star Christmas Show
This 1958 Christmas spectacular was produced by the USO for the entertainment of troops stationed ov...
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