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Mary Stewart(1913-1995)

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Mary Stewart
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Mary Rita Stewart; Vaudeville, Movie Dancer August 26, 1995 Mary Rita Stewart, 82, a vaudeville dancer who performed in musical films with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Betty Grable and Sonja Henie. Ms. Stewart first danced on stage at age 3 in Chicago and New York, and by 16 was touring with Miss Abbot's Troupe and later with Fanchon and Marco's Dance Troupe. She also sang on radio as part of a trio, the Three Debutantes. Put under contract by 20th Century Fox when she was 18, Ms. Stewart danced through such films as the George White's Scandals (1934), Flying Down to Rio (1933), Shall We Dance (1937), The Gay Divorcee (1934), Top Hat (1935), Swing Time (1936), and Show Boat (1936). She appeared in Désirée (1954) with Marlon Brando, whom she taught to waltz. She skated in the films of Olympic ice skating champion Henie and later toured with her Hollywood Ice Revue. During World War II, Ms. Stewart volunteered to entertain and dance with servicemen at the USO's Hollywood Canteen. She appeared on pioneering television programs in the 1950s, including The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) On Aug. 19 in Richmond, Calif.
BornJanuary 14, 1913
DiedAugust 19, 1995(82)
BornJanuary 14, 1913
DiedAugust 19, 1995(82)
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Known for

Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons in Désirée (1954)
Désirée
6.4
  • Minor Role
  • 1954
Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman, and Charles Ruggles in Anything Goes (1936)
Anything Goes
6.2
  • Chorus Girl(uncredited)
  • 1936
Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Maurice Chevalier, and Louis Jourdan in Can-Can (1960)
Can-Can
6.3
  • Can-Can Dance(uncredited)
  • 1960
Boris Karloff and Elsa Lanchester in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Bride of Frankenstein
7.8
  • Neighbor(uncredited)
  • 1935

Credits

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  • Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Maurice Chevalier, and Louis Jourdan in Can-Can (1960)
    Can-Can
    6.3
    • Can-Can Dance (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Silk Stockings (1957)
    Silk Stockings
    6.8
    • Dancer
    • Assistant Choreographer to Hermes Pan (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • The Swan (1956)
    The Swan
    6.4
    • Ballroom Attendee
    • Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Marilyn Monroe, Dan Dailey, Mitzi Gaynor, Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, and Johnnie Ray in There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
    There's No Business Like Show Business
    6.4
    • Funhouse Witch (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons in Désirée (1954)
    Désirée
    6.4
    • Minor Role
    • 1954
  • Richard Boone in Medic (1954)
    Medic
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Nurse Marie
    • 1954
  • Ann Blyth, John Ericson, and Edmund Purdom in The Student Prince (1954)
    The Student Prince
    6.5
    • Ballroom Attendee
    • Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Eddie Albert, Betty Grable, and Macdonald Carey in Meet Me After the Show (1951)
    Meet Me After the Show
    6.2
    • Dancer
    • Night Club Patron (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)
    Armstrong Circle Theatre
    7.6
    TV Series
    • 1951
  • Betty Grable in Wabash Avenue (1950)
    Wabash Avenue
    6.1
    • Dancer
    • Singer (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey, and Gordon Gebert in Holiday Affair (1949)
    Holiday Affair
    7.2
    • Girl (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Mona Freeman, and Connie Marshall in Mother Wore Tights (1947)
    Mother Wore Tights
    6.4
    • Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Joan Caulfield, and Billy De Wolfe in Blue Skies (1946)
    Blue Skies
    6.4
    • Dancer
    • Singer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Dana Andrews, Jeanne Crain, Fay Bainter, Vivian Blaine, Dick Haymes, and Charles Winninger in State Fair (1945)
    State Fair
    7.0
    • Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • June Haver, Joan Leslie, and Fred MacMurray in Where Do We Go from Here? (1945)
    Where Do We Go from Here?
    5.7
    • 1945

Additional Crew



  • Victor Mature, Betty Grable, and Jack Oakie in Song of the Islands (1942)
    Song of the Islands
    6.1
    • dancer (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Betty Grable in Moon Over Miami (1941)
    Moon Over Miami
    6.7
    • Dancer: Assistant choreographer to Hermes Pan (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Helen Morgan, and Charles Winninger in Show Boat (1936)
    Show Boat
    7.4
    • stand-in (uncredited)
    • 1936

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • January 14, 1913
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • August 19, 1995
    • Contra Costa, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Norman Breedlove1946 - ?
  • Other works
    The Ed Sullivan Show, 29 September 1957, Live from Hollywood, Dancer, Assistant Choreographer.
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    August 19, 1995
  • How did Mary Stewart die?
    Undisclosed
  • How old was Mary Stewart when she died?
    82 years old
  • Where did Mary Stewart die?
    Contra Costa, California, USA
  • When was Mary Stewart born?
    January 14, 1913

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