Rosemary Clooney dancing which includes a small (uncredited) George Chakiris in " White Christmas " (1954).
Here s a fresh route to view White Christmas on American Movie Classics eight p.m. as well as 10:45 p.m. this evening in addition to Wednesday: Watch pertaining to glimpses of dancer George Chakiris, that Norwood native in whose uncredited function in the picture brought out their video clip career.
That utes exactly what I would while I watched White Christmas about the big screen with Springdale Saturday morning, fully understand Chakiris would likely become approaching household in order to Norwood upon Friday for your brand new since age 4. The Oscar-winner (for West Side Story ) will visit his the child years property plus enroll a wedding ceremony at Norwood Middle School, occurrences arranged by the Rosemary Clooney House museum folks, because Chakiris became his huge show enterprise crack in White Christmas scenes with Rosemary Clooney plus Norwood native Vera-Ellen (Rohe).
Bernardo throughout "West Side Story" (1961)
You can easily exactly about his trip in order to Norwood, his or her friends and family internet connections here, as well as take a look at towards the Rosemary Clooney House 3-6 p.m. Saturday.
Chakiris, with Greek descent, was born throughout Norwood on Sept. 16, 1932 (not 1934, when indexed by the IMDB ). His family members shifted to help Arizona well whenever he ended up being 4, after the good innundate throughout January 1937. His family ran some sort of sugary snacks store/deli/beer back garden from 1925 Sherman Avenue, with the nook by using Alison Avenue, over the midst school (which was the particular graduation throughout 1937, as soon as Vera-Ellen Rohe was the drum majorette.).
He didn t know Vera-Ellen in addition had been from Norwood whenever they filmed White Christmas around 1954. I could possibly area him seeing that a chorus dancer throughout the woman's Mandy number, plus he or she vertisements simpler to view together in the four men dance using Rosemary in your girlfriend Love, You Didn t Do Right By Me nightclub number. The photography atop this website of Rosemary using this type of cute made up dancer drew so much lover snail mail this Paramount Picture brought in Chakiris to your contract knowning that brought out his career. I appreciate our own old image files!
He azines best often known as Bernardo, the particular Sharks head within West Side Story (1961), to get which usually they won the particular Academy Award for finest supporting professional in 1962. That was just one connected with 10 Oscars with the film. You can easily see these individuals below. Did I discuss that I love our previous shot files?
"West Side Story" superstars George Chakiris (left), Rita Moreno and Russ Tamblyn continue thirty day period throughout Hollywood.
Chakiris will often be in this article by using actress/former Miss America Lee Meriwether, who was somebody involving Vera-Ellen (she past away in 19881) as well as a friend associated with ex - Miss America Heather French Henry, which manages that Rosemary Clooney House museum. You can learn much more within the Chakiris household in Norwood from George ersus aunt verts book to the .
George Chakiris at the 1962 Academy Awards
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