Vera-Ellen

When I think of Vera-Ellen, I think of pure motion. The Ohio girl who danced opposite Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Danny Kaye, and Donald O'Connor held her own against every one of them, which is no small feat. On the Town and White Christmas are the films that keep her name alive for me, and her Walk of Fame star feels earned by the footwork alone. What strikes me most is how short her time was, gone at sixty in 1981, yet her dancing still looks weightless on screen. She remains one of the great underrated movers of the studio era.

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Name (English)

Vera-Ellen

Name (Japanese)

ヴェラ＝エレン

Reading

ゔぇら＝えれん

Born

February 16, 1921 – August 30, 1981

Origin

Norwood, Ohio, United States

Occupation

dancer / screenwriter / stage actor / film actor / ballet dancer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rooster

High school

Norwood High School

Awards & achievements

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera-Ellen
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%A9%EF%BC%9D%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q253934

Tags

• Ohio
• dancer
• screenwriter
• stage actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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