GINGER ROGERS AND FRED ASTAIRE

Ginger Rogers (Virginia Katherine McMath)
(July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995)

On this day in history, July 16, 1911, American star Ginger
Rogers was born in Independence, Missouri.

Ginger Rogers was an American actress and dancer who
was best known for work with the legendary Fred Astaire
during that time period and much of the 20th century. 

Rogers won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her
starring role in Kitty Foyle (1940).

Richard Treat Williams
(December 1, 1951 – June 12, 2023)

On June 12, 2023, Williams was hit by a car
while riding his motorcycle on Vermont Route
30, near Dorset. He was airlifted to a hospital
in New York, where he died at the age of 71.

Treat Williams was an actor, writer and aviator
who has appeared on film, stage and television
in over 120 credits. He first became well known
for his starring role in the 1979 musical film Hair,
and later also starred in the films The Eagle Has
Landed, Prince of the City, Once Upon a Time in
America, and The Late Shift.  
         
Williams was nominated for two Screen Actors
Guild Awards and nominated for three Golden
Globe Awards, two Satellite Awards and an
Independent Spirit Award.

Treat was the lead of the TV series Everwood from
2002 to 2006.  

(Fox News) – Iconic and celebrated American composer Cole
Porter was born on this day in history, June 9, 1891, into a
prestigious family in Peru, Indiana. 

His mother, Kate Cole Porter, was the daughter of wealthy
businessman J.O. Cole — and due to his upbringing, young
Cole Porter enjoyed a privileged childhood, according to
the Indiana Historical Society.

At the age of 6, Porter started playing both the violin and
piano — and became quite good at both instruments.  

TIM MAGUIRE

GREASE officially opened on Broadway at the
Broadhurst on June 7th, 1972. The show starred
Barry Bostwick as Danny and Carole Demas as
Sandy.

Berlin at his first job with a music publisher,
aged 18.

Irving Berlin (Israel Beilin)
(May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989)

Russian born Irving Berlin’s music forms a large
part of the Great American Songbook.