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And She Danced for the King: Memoirs of a Rockette
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And She Danced for the King: Memoirs of a Rockette

And She Danced For The King: Memoirs of a Rockette covers the 10-year career of Peggy Morrison, a professional dancer in the 1930s. It tells the story of an ordinary, but driven young woman who followed her dream and 'made it' in show business without compromising her family's values. Taken largely from letters written to her family throughout her career, the book chronicles a fascinating and unique time in the entertainment industry, the ten years preceding World War II. Peggy Morrison was an actual participant in many intriguing events that took place in the 1930s. She survived the depression, lived and worked in Paris when World War II was erupting, and narrowly missed being summoned by Hitler to Berlin. Written by Ro Trent Vaselaar, the niece of Peg Morrison Macherey, Vaselaar began this project as a way to preserve the stories for her family, but quickly realized that it was a story worth sharing.

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Product Details:
Author: Ro Trent Vaselaar
Paperback: 204 pages
Publisher: Imprint Books
Publication Date: 2003-04
ISBN: 1591099994
Package Length: 7.8 inches
Package Width: 5.2 inches
Package Height: 0.6 inches
Package Weight: 0.5 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 1 reviews
 
 

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4Charming Tale of a Dancer during the 1930s  Jul 20, 2004
This charming story of Peggy Morrison's life as a dancer during the depression years is told through the actual letters that she sent home to family members describing her day to day life. Her dynamic personality is captured in her own words and is a window into the hard times that she survived with style and grace. I especially enjoyed the descriptions of her travels overseas at a time when cruise ships were the only way go and war was looming on the horizen. This story would be enjoyable for anyone interested in show business during the 1930s. A very sylish lady!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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