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Over the years, myths were built up about my relationship with Fred Astaire. The general public thought he was a Svengali, who snapped his fingers for his little Trilby to obey in their eyes, my career was his creation.

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Ginger Rogers
Age: 83 †
Born: 1911
Born: July 16
Died: 1995
Died: April 25
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