Maxwell also entertained American troops during the Korean War as part of Bob Hope’s USO tours.
Marilyn Maxwell was an American actress and singer whose glamorous screen presence and versatile talents made her a familiar face in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s. Although she never quite achieved the superstar status of some of her contemporaries, she enjoyed a long and successful career in motion pictures, radio, television, and live entertainment.
A bout of childhood polio prompted doctors to recommend dance as a strengthening therapy.
Cyd Charisse was born Tula Ellice Finklea on March 8, 1922, in Amarillo, Texas, where a bout of childhood polio prompted doctors to recommend dance as a strengthening therapy, setting her on a path that became both vocation and identity. She trained first in ballet, studying with local teachers before advancing to lessons in Los Angeles, where her family had moved for her father’s business.
