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Gilda Gray Biography
Birth Name:Marianna Michalska
Birth Place:Kraków, Galicia-Lodomeria, Poland
Profession Actress, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Her first professional work was done for Mike Fritzel in Chicago
- Quote: "They might roar more today, honey, but we had more fun․"
- Introduced many of the most popular songs of the '20s
- Introduced the shimmy to New York in 1919 and it caught on so heavily that it became one of the dances that epitomized the Roaring '20s
- Was the subject of two ceramic sculptures by Waylande Gregory, "The Nautch Dancer" and "The Burlesque Dancer․"
- Worked for Poland to raise money during World War II
Awards
- 1926Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (July): winner
- 1928Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (January): winner