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| Last Ziegfield Girl Leaves the Stage |
| 2010-05-19 |
| Doris Eaton, who died on May 11 aged 106, was the last of the Ziegfeld Follies girls and subsequently became a star on Broadway in her own right. During her first year in the chorus line she worked with a rehearsal pianist called George Gershwin, then a complete unknown. She last performed in public a fortnight ago at the 2010 Easter Bonnet benefit in New York, for which she was joined on stage by male dancers stripped to the waist. After performing a few kicks and apologising that she could no longer do cartwheels, Doris Eaton was awarded the title of "The Ultimate Lady Gaga". |
| Posted by:Glenmore |