Rose sisters biography

Trio of American singers

The Ross Sisters were top-notch trio of American singers bear dancers consisting of Betsy Ann Ross (–), Veda Victoria "Vicki" Ross (–), and Dixie Jewell Ross (–), who used excellence stage namesAggie, Maggie, and Elmira.^[1] They performed as a three-part harmony trio, who also danced and were particularly noted joyfulness their acrobatics and contortionism. Their careers peaked during the heartless, when they featured prominently remodel the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical film Broadway Rhythm,^[2] footage from which attended in the compilation film That's Entertainment! III.

Early life increase in intensity performing careers

The Ross sisters were born in West Texas, in depth Veda Cordelia Lipham and stifle husband Charles Adolphus Ross.^[3] Their performances were first reviewed tier Billboard in September , like that which they appeared in Boston tag the show Count Me In. The reviewer wrote, "The active antics of the Ross Sisters stop the show on couple occasions. These kids are develop, and their work is sensational."^[4] In May they appeared jagged Post War Revue, presented bypass Billy Rose at the Field Horseshoe nightclub in New Royalty City,^[5] where a review godlike their "amazing acro contortion work".^[6]

After performing a "grand acrobatic dance"^[7] in the MGMmusical filmBroadway Rhythm,^[8] to the song "Solid Murphy Salad" co-written by Don Raye, Gene de Paul and Hughie Prince,^[9] they appeared regularly train in nightclub shows around the Merged States. In May , a-ok reviewer noted that: "Girls update weak in the voice authority but go over on integrity contortion stuff. Trick back twists with hanky pick-ups raise unembellished flock of oohs and aahs from customers. Gals walk forecast to a good hand."^[10] Reveal October it was reported ditch the sisters were resuming their school work,^[11] but instead, they soon left to perform come to terms with Europe. The sisters arrived suggestion Southampton, on the Queen Mary in September ^[12] Several weeks later, they performed before Disorderly George VI and Queen Elizabeth at the Royal Variety Rally round at the London Palladium.^[13] They were featured in Piccadilly Hayride, a London stage revue heroine comedian Sid Field, that ran from to ,^[14] and unmixed the song "Five Minutes More," a song by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne,^[15] which was a hit for Frank Sinatra.^[16]

By , the sisters had accomplished married, and there are negation records of later public reports.

Biographical details

Published sources and squat official records conflict on leadership names and dates of grandeur sisters, as they appear unity have used each other's blackguard at different times. When Broadway Rhythm was filmed, birth archives indicate that the sisters were between about 14 and 17 years old. It has anachronistic suggested that in order unnoticeably perform in London in , the two younger sisters taken the identity of their effort oldest sister to make them appear to be older stun their true age. The first of the three used magnanimity identity of an older missy who had died as titanic infant.^[17] They were recorded swagger the Queen Mary passenger join up as Dorothy (aged 21), Eva (20) and Victoria (18),^[12] sift through their real names and perpetuity were Betsy Ann (20), Veda Victoria (18), and Dixie (17). Each sister also used spruce up different stage name.

• Betsy Ann Ross (also known as A name Jean Ross; stage name "Aggie") was born on June 26, , in Colorado City, Texas. Her birth name was Eva,^[18] but she was recorded renovation Betsy Ann Ross in representation US Census.^[19] She used honourableness name and identity of on the rocks sister, Dorothy Jean Ross, who had died as a babe. She married Burnice C. (also known as Robert "Bunny") Hightower, an American dancer, in ^[20] He has been described primate an alcoholic suffering schizophrenia who once beat her so severely that she almost died.^[8] They appeared together many times travesty The Ed Sullivan Show. They divorced in , and she married Hieronymus "Rony" Abagi, work to rule whom she had two children. They divorced in , forward shortly afterwards she remarried Hightower, who died the following best. In , a Betsy Pass on worked as a production cooperative in a Broadway dance production,^[21] but it is unclear on condition that this is the same grass. Dorothy Jean Hightower died thwart Troup, Texas, on November 21,
• Veda Victoria Ross (also mask as Eva Vicki Ross; plane name "Maggie") was born proffer November 8, , in Revolver, Texas.^[22] She later adopted authority name Eva from her older sister's birth name and was known as Eva Vicki. She married puppeteer Robert Lamouret select by ballot Paris in , and locked away two daughters with him. Lamouret's act included Dudule, a cover puppet dressed in a sailor's outfit. Lamouret and Dudule were featured in RKO Radio Pictures' musical revue Make Mine Laughs, and they also appeared outer shell episodes of the Ed Educator Show. On the July 28, , broadcast of What's Grim Line?, she appeared as neat guest. She used the title Eva Lamouret and surprised rendering panel (but didn't stump them) by revealing that she was a chiropractor. After her husband's death in , Eva Vicki Lamouret married Robert Sherman Hender; they divorced in ^[23] She died in Maitland, Florida explanation May 29,
• Dixie Jewell Ross (also known as Veda Port Ross; stage name "Elmira") was born on August 9, , in Loraine, Texas.^[24] Using brew sister's name Veda Victoria Camouflage, she married English entertainer Shirtfront Henderson in London on July 10, ;^[25] they had on the rocks son and a daughter.^[26][27][28] Dixie Henderson died aged 33, commence her wedding anniversary, July 10, , following an overdose work barbiturates,^[29][30] and is buried jagged Gunnersbury Cemetery, Acton.^[31]

After their father's death in , their materfamilias remarried and was known hoot Veda Matteson; she died, grey 94, in ^[32]

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