The Ginger House and heavily involved in the theater, Ginger went on to become a Broadway star at the age of 19, and shortly after, a Hollywood film actress. She is perhaps best known for the nine films she made with Fred Astaire, but she was a huge star before they began working together and making dance films. Ginger visited her hometown several times during her lifetime. In 1942, she visited the home during an interview with LIFE magazine. In 1964, President Harry Truman declared July 16 to be "Ginger Roger's Day," Ginger again visited the home in 1972 when she was in
Adele Mara Adele Mara Adele Mara (April 28, 1923 – May 7, 2010), born Adelaida Delgado, was an American actress, singer, and dancer, who appeared in films during the 1940s and 1950s and on television in the 1950s and 1960s. During the 1940s, the blonde actress was also a popular pinup girl. Mara was born in Highland Park, Michigan, to Spanish parents. Mara danced as part of bandleader Xavier Cugat's show as well on two episodes of "Maverick" entitled Seed of Deception and The Spanish Dancer. One of Mara's early roles was as a receptionist in the Three Stooges film "I Can