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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Gilda_GrayGilda Gray - Wikipedia

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   Gilda Gray (born Marianna Michalska; October 24, 1901 – December 22, 1959) was a Polish-American dancer and actress who popularized a dance called the "shimmy" which became fashionable in 1920s films and theater productions.

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3. www.imdb.com › name › nm0336660Gilda Gray - IMDb

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   Gilda Gray. Actress: Aloma of the South Seas. The creator of 'the Shimmy' was a voluptuous, mischievous-eyed blonde dancer who was born Marianna Michalska in Krakow, Poland.

   • Birth Date: October 25, 1895

   • Death Date: December 22, 1959

4. purehistory.org › gilda-grayGilda Gray | PureHistory

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   Nov 27, 2014 · Learn about Gilda Gray, an American actress and dancer who popularized the shimmy in 1920s films and theater. Discover her early life, career, marriages, and her support for Poland during World War II.

5. libwww.freelibrary.org › blog › postBlog: A Dance and a Headdress: All About Gilda Gray

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   October 24 marks the birthday of the Roaring Twenties icon Gilda Gray. Born on October 24, 1901 as Marianna Michalska in Krakow, Poland, Gray didn’t get off to the easiest start in life. She was orphaned when her parents were tragically killed in the revolution.

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6. www.npr.org › sections › therecordLong Before The Harlem Shake, We Did The Shimmy - NPR

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   Feb 21, 2013 · Great throbbing shivers," Gilda Gray wrote in a memoir, describing herself giving in to he shimmy for the first time as she performed in a Milwaukee saloon.

   • Author: Ann Powers

7. walkoffame.com › gilda-grayGilda Gray - Hollywood Walk of Fame

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   Learn about Gilda Gray, a Polish born American actress and dancer who popularized the "shimmy" dance in 1920s films and theater. Find out her birth name, marriage, son, and how she got her nickname.

8. projects.latimes.com › hollywood › star-walkGilda Gray - Hollywood Star Walk - Los Angeles Times

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   Find the location of Gilda Gray's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, read a biography, see related stars and browse a map of important places in their career. Born Marianna Michalska on Oct....