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Doris Eaton Travis (The Last Ziegfeld Girl)Travis died in 2010. Mrs.She had no children and left no immediate survivors.“Last of the Ziegfeld Girls, Dies at 106” (The New York Times) traversed one of the longest and more inspiring careers in show business.On stage since childhood,she was the youngest chorus girl ever hired in the Ziegfeld Follies,a popular theatrical spectacle of the early 20th century designed to "glorify the American girl."By the time of her death from an aneurysm
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at a hospital in Commerce, Mich.,Mrs. Travis was the last surviving chorus girl from the Follies,according to Ziegfeld archivist Nils Hanson.He said Mrs. Travis's death "marks the end of the Ziegfeld golden era of Broadway."Afterward,Mrs. Travis appeared in a few silent films and was regarded as a reliable performer in stage revues and musical comedies.She introduced the song "Singin' in the Rain" in a 1929 Broadway production.
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Audraj says:
Great page!x
May 1, 2013
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MaryWonder says:
She has a haunting type of beauty. You can see why she did well & at last one of these actresses lived to a ripe old age. Stunning page Rose-Marie
Apr 29, 2013
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Algera says:
Gorgeous page and LO x
Apr 29, 2013
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Melx Kyleca says:
Excellent Great vintage page!:-0
Apr 29, 2013
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Micheline 1 says:
Gorgeous page and journaling Rose-Marie! A rarity in the world of stars, she died at a respectable age!lol!xx
Apr 29, 2013
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Michelley says:
Love it. Gorgeous!
Apr 29, 2013
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wastar says:
Gorgeous page
Apr 29, 2013
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