Gilda Gray

Birth Name:

Marianna Michalska

Birth Place:

Kraków, Galicia-Lodomeria, Poland

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

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

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