Gilda Gray
Biography
Gilda Gray (born Marianna Michalska; October 25, 1895 – December 22, 1959) was a Polish-American dancer and actress who popularized a dance called the "shimmy" which became fashionable in 1920s films and theater productions. Between 1919 and 1936, Gray made several movies, in all of which she performed her famous shimmy.
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KnownAs: Marianna Michalska - Mary Gray - The Shimmy Queen -Birthday: 25/10/1895PlaceOfBirth: Rydlewo, Znin County, Kingdom of Prussia [now Rydlewo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]Deathday: 22/12/1959Gender: 1: 1.111