Legendary dancer and actress Cyd Charisse (Singin’ in the Rain, Brigadoon) passed away yesterday at the age of 86. An Amarillo native, Charisse was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in 2002.
In a recent After a Fashion column, Style Avatar Stephen Moser remembered the Hall of Fame night:
“I remember standing backstage with Cyd Charisse as we watched the film tribute from the clips I’d selected. As one dancing scene segued into another, she seemed as entranced as the viewers and took my hand, whispering a grateful, ‘Thank you.’ Thank me? Making her look glorious was no challenge.”
This article appears in June 13 • 2008.
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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...
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