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Also Known As Helen Gould Beck
Born January 2, 1904 • Missouri
Died August 31, 1979 (aged 75) • California

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Shirley MacLaine, c. 1961.
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Danny Kaye, 1945.
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Donald O’Connor
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Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
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Gregory Hines
Gregory Hines
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scene from Broadway Melody of 1940
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Ruby Keeler
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Jimmy Durante
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André Eglevsky in Apollo, 1944.
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