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BIOGRAPHY
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Ginger replaced Carol Channing for the starring role
in the fizzling 1965 Broadway play Hello!
Dolly. Ginger brought the
play back to life, increasing ticket sales and thrilling
the producers. She performed to packed houses, standing
ovations and an 18-month run, as well as on tour with
the national company. In addition, she took Mame
to London for a successful 14-month engagement, which
included not only a command performance for Queen Elizabeth,
but a presentation to the Queen as well.
Ginger made guest appearances on a variety of TV shows.
In addition to having her own special, she has appeared
with Perry Como, Bob Hope, Pat Boone, Steve Allen, Merv
Griffin, Dean Martin and Lucille Ball. Though not often
credited, Ginger helped Lucille Ball overcome being
camera-shy, a trait that almost forced the studio to
give up on her. Ginger was also a guest on nearly every
TV talk show, including
The Tonight Show and Mike
Douglas. In 1973, she traveled
more than 60,000 miles throughout the United States,
South America, Italy, England, Lebanon and Greece, and
served as a judge in the Miss Universe Pageant.
In 1969, Ginger sold her Beverly Hills home (which she
had lived in for 34 years) and made a permanent move
to her Rogers Rogue River Ranch.
Ginger the wonder woman
While Ginger is best remembered for her stage and screen
performances, she was also an accomplished artist. She
was both a talented painter and sculptor and could have
excelled in either had she more free time. She was offered
a "one woman show" in New York, but declined indefinitely
until she had more pieces to put on exhibit. An avid
athlete as well, Ginger enjoyed golf, swimming, skeet
shooting and tennis. She won several tennis cups and
earned some high-score card records at skeet.
In the early 1970s, Ginger became the spokeswoman for
JC Penney, designing a line of lingerie for them as
well. Traveling thousands of miles across the United
States, she delighted fans of all ages with her charm.
A few years later, she took a very successful nightclub
act to New York's Waldorf Astoria, Las Vegas, Sydney,
Mexico City, Buenos Aires, San Francisco and a number
of other cities in between.
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