Ginger Rogers (1911-1995) was an American actress, dancer and singer best known for nine RKO musicals with Fred Astaire, among them The Gay Divorcee, Top Hat and Swing Time. She proved just as capable without dancing shoes, winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for Kitty Foyle and starring in comedies like Stage Door and The Major and the Minor. In the 1940s she ranked among the highest-paid women in Hollywood. Her radio credits include The Silver Theater on CBS, and Radio Days also has her on Lux Radio Theatre and The Screen Guild Theater.
