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Bambi Linn (born Bambina Linnemeier on April 26, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American dancer, choreographer, and actress. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic

Linn trained extensively with Agnes de Mille and, at the age of seventeen, made her Broadway debut in the original production of Oklahoma! (1943) De Mille used her again as Louise in Carousel (1945), for which she earned a Theatre World Award; she repeated the role in the 1957 revival at City Center. Agnes George de Mille ( September 18, 1905 &ndash October 7, 1993) was an American Dancer and Choreographer Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Oklahoma! is the first musical written by composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. Carousel is a musical by Richard Rodgers (music and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics that was adapted from Ferenc Molnar The Theatre World Award, first awarded for the 1945-46 season is an American honor presented annually to actors and actresses in recognition of an outstanding New York New York City Center, historically known as City Center of Music and Drama, and also known as New York City Center 55th Street Theater, is a 2750-seat Moorish Her other Broadway credits include the title role in Alice in Wonderland (1947) and Blanche in I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1962). Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865 is a novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson better known under the Pseudonym Lewis I Can Get It for You Wholesale is a 1962 Broadway musical that was the Broadway debut of 19-year-old Barbra Streisand, who was nominated Linn, who was also a guest soloist with American Ballet Theatre, continued making occasional stage appearances until the early 1980s. See also American Ballet Theatre, based in New York City, was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century

In the 1950s, Linn was best known as half of a ballroom dance team with her first husband, Rod Alexander. Ballroom dance refers collectively to a set of Partner dances which originated in Germany and are now enjoyed both socially and competitively around the The two made frequent appearances on Your Show of Shows, The Colgate Comedy Hour, Toast of the Town, and Max Liebman Presents, among others. Your Show of Shows was a live 90-minute Sketch comedy Television series appearing weekly in the United States on NBC, from 1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired on NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television Variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, Linn made only one film appearance: as Dream Laurey in Oklahoma! (1955). Oklahoma! is the first musical written by composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II.

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