Full Name: Vera Ellen Westmeier Rohe
Profession: Actress
Biography: Wonder Man, Big Leaguer, On the Town
Born: February 16, 1921
Birthplace: Norwood, Ohio, USA
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Aquarius
Died: August 30, 1981 (aged 60)
Cause of Death: Cancer
Acting Career
- 1939-11-17 Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's musical "Very Warm for May", featuring June Allyson, Eve Arden, and Vera-Ellen, and directed by Vincente Minnelli opens at the Alvin Theatre, NYC; runs for 59 performances, inspiring 9-year-old audience member Stephen Sondheim's love for musical theater
- 1949-12-08 "On the Town", the film adaptation of the Broadway musical, starring Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Ann Miller and Vera-Ellen, premieres
Personal Life
- 1941-02-04 American dancer and actress Vera-Ellen (19) weds fellow American dancer Robert Hightower; divorce in 1946
- 1954-11-19 Actress Vera-Ellen (33) weds millionaire Victor Rothschild at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Los Angeles
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