Ginger Rogers Convention. A Republican and a devout Christian Scientist, Rogers was married five times, with all of her marriages ending in divorce; she had no children. During her long career, Rogers made 73 films, and her musical films with Fred Astaire are credited with revolutionizing the genre. Rogers was a major movie star during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and is often considered an American icon. She ranks number 14 on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list of female stars of classic American cinema. Virginia Katherine McMath was born on July 16, 1911, in Independence, Missouri, the only child of Lela
Ginger Stanley Ginger Stanley Ginger Stanley (born December 19, 1931 in Sandersville, Georgia) is an American model, actress and stunt woman. She is best known for her stunt work in the horror films "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954), swimming as a double for lead actress Julie Adams, and the movie's sequel, "Revenge of the Creature" (1955), swimming as a double for lead actress Lori Nelson. Stanley left her home in Georgia at the age of 15 and moved to Sebring, Florida to live with her older sister. While competing in a festival in Leesburg, Florida, she met Newt Perry, a swimming