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Marge Champion
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American dancer and actress (1919–2020)
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Marge Champion was an American choreographer, dancer, stage actor, and television actor. Born Marjorie Celeste Belcher in Los Angeles in 1919, she began her work period in 1937. She was educated at Hollywood High School and studied under Maria Ouspenskaya. Her fields of work included dance, choreography, and acting.
Champion received the Disney Legends award and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was married to Boris Sagal, Art Babbitt, and Gower Champion. Her siblings included Lina Basquette. She died in Los Angeles in 2020.
Her notable works include the book *Three for tonight*. She is recognized in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection. Champion spoke English and was a centenarian.
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Film & TV
Los Angeles, California, USA
Marjorie Celeste Champion (née Belcher; September 2, 1919 – October 21, 2020) was an American dancer and actress, best known for her roles in The Swimmer and The Party (both 1968).
Known for
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age — Self2021
- The Story of The Swimmer — Self2014
- Sing Your Song — Self2012
- Carol Channing: Larger Than Life — Self2012
- Keep Dancing — Herself2010
- Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History — Self2008
- Words and Music by Jerry Herman — Self2007
- Night of 100 Stars II — Self1985
- That's Entertainment, Part II — (archive footage)1976
- Film '72 — Self1971
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Key facts
- Born
- Marjorie Celeste Belcher , ( 1919-09-02 ) September 2, 1919, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Died
- October 21, 2020 (2020-10-21) (aged 101), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Education
- Hollywood High School
- Occupations
- Dancer actress choreographer
- Years active
- 1930–2001
- Known for
- Show Boat Everything I Have Is Yours Give a Girl a Break Three for the Show
- Spouses
- Art Babbitt ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1937 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1940 ) Gower Champion ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1947 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1973 ) Boris Sagal ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1977 ; died 1981 )
- Relatives
- Lina Basquette (half-sister) Katey Sagal (stepdaughter) Jean Sagal (stepdaughter) Liz Sagal (stepdaughter) Joey Sagal (stepson)
- Awards
- National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Marge
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Gower Champion
- Sibling
- Lina Basquette
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Hollywood High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Maria Ouspenskaya
- Field of work
- acting
- Image
- Marge Champion.jpg
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- Commons category
- Marge Champion
- date of birth
- 1919-09-02
- name in native language
- Marge Champion
- start of work period
- 1937-00-00
- date of death
- 2020-10-21
- birth name
- Marjorie Celeste Belcher
- subject has role
- centenarian
- married name
- Marge Champion Sagal
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Encyclopedic overview
Marjorie Celeste Champion (née Belcher; September 2, 1919 – October 21, 2020) was an American dancer and actress. At fourteen, she was hired as a dance model for Walt Disney Studios animated films. Later, she performed as an actress and dancer in film musicals, and in 1957 had a television show based on song and dance. She also did creative choreography for liturgy, and served as a dialogue and movement coach for the 1978 TV miniseries, The Awakening Land, set in the late 18th century in the Ohio Valley.
Early life
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