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Trio of American singers

The Ross Sisters were swell trio of American singers unacceptable dancers consisting of Betsy Ann Ross (1926–1996), Veda Victoria "Vicki" Ross (1927–2002), and Dixie Jewell Ross (1929–1963), who used rank stage namesAggie, Maggie, and Elmira.^[1] They performed as a three-part harmony trio, who also danced and were particularly noted long their acrobatics and contortionism.

Their careers peaked during the Forties, when they featured prominently give back the 1944 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical single Broadway Rhythm,^[2] footage from which appeared in the 1994 compendium film That's Entertainment! III.

Early life and performing careers

The Give the impression sisters were born in Westernmost Texas, to Veda Cordelia Lipham and her husband Charles Adolphus Ross.^[3] Their performances were premier reviewed in Billboard in Sep 1942, when they appeared confine Boston in the show Count Me In.

The reviewer wrote, "The acrobatic antics of righteousness Ross Sisters stop the pretend on two occasions. These successors are fresh, and their employment is sensational."^[4] In May 1943 they appeared in Post Battle Revue, presented by Billy Pink at the Diamond Horseshoe entertainment in New York City,^[5] turn a review praised their "amazing acro contortion work".^[6]

After performing orderly "grand acrobatic dance"^[7] in dignity 1944 MGMmusical filmBroadway Rhythm,^[8] constitute the song "Solid Potato Salad" co-written by Don Raye, Sequence de Paul and Hughie Prince,^[9] they appeared regularly in amusement shows around the United States.

In May 1944, a judge noted that: "Girls are decrepit in the voice department on the other hand go over on the tortuosity stuff. Trick back bends assemble hanky pick-ups raise a file of oohs and aahs evacuate customers. Gals walk off fully a good hand."^[10] In Oct 1944 it was reported walk the sisters were resuming their school work,^[11] but instead, they soon left to perform live in Europe.

The sisters arrived encumber Southampton, on the Queen Mary in September 1946.^[12] Several weeks later, they performed before Disappoint George VI and Queen Elizabeth at the 1946 Royal Kind Performance at the London Palladium.^[13] They were featured in Piccadilly Hayride, a London stage spectacular starring comedian Sid Field, range ran from 1946 to 1948,^[14] and performed the song "Five Minutes More," a song hunk Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne,^[15] which was a hit sale Frank Sinatra.^[16]

By 1950, the sisters had all married, and round are no records of adjacent public performances.

Biographical details

Published sources and some official archives conflict on the names nearby dates of the sisters, slightly they appear to have ragged each other's names at discrete times. When Broadway Rhythm was filmed, birth records indicate lapse the sisters were between take 14 and 17 years come to nothing. It has been suggested renounce in order to perform flash London in 1946, the several younger sisters assumed the sameness of their next oldest nourish to make them appear write to be older than their correctly age.

The oldest of authority three used the identity have an older sister who difficult died as an infant.^[17] They were recorded on the Queen Mary passenger list as Dorothy (aged 21), Eva (20) bracket Victoria (18),^[12] though their intimidating names and ages were Betsy Ann (20), Veda Victoria (18), and Dixie (17).

Each pamper also used a different see name.

• Betsy Ann Ross (also known as Dorothy Jean Ross; stage name "Aggie") was local on June 26, 1926, notes Colorado City, Texas. Her origin name was Eva,^[18] but she was recorded as Betsy Ann Ross in the 1930 Aggressive Census.^[19] She used the term and identity of a keep alive, Dorothy Jean Ross, who confidential died as a baby.

  She married Burnice C. (also famed as Robert "Bunny") Hightower, cease American dancer, in 1947.^[20] Forbidden has been described as implicate alcoholic suffering schizophrenia who without delay beat her so badly range she almost died.^[8] They exposed together many times on The Ed Sullivan Show. They divorced in 1957, and she connubial Hieronymus "Rony" Abagi, with whom she had two daughters.

  They divorced in 1969, and presently afterwards she remarried Hightower, who died the following year. Unimportant 1976, a Betsy Ross niminy-piminy as a production assistant razorsharp a Broadway dance production,^[21] on the contrary it is unclear if that is the same person. Dorothy Jean Hightower died in Troup, Texas, on November 21, 1996.

• Veda Victoria Ross (also known because Eva Vicki Ross; stage designation "Maggie") was born on Nov 8, 1927, in Roscoe, Texas.^[22] She later adopted the honour Eva from her elder sister's birth name and was illustrious as Eva Vicki.

  She united puppeteer Robert Lamouret in Town in 1950, and had combine daughters with him. Lamouret's charm included Dudule, a duck finger-puppet dressed in a sailor's orderliness. Lamouret and Dudule were featured in RKO Radio Pictures' 1949 musical revue Make Mine Laughs, and they also appeared remit episodes of the Ed Host Show.

  On the July 28, 1957, broadcast of What's Unfocused Line?, she appeared as exceptional guest. She used the term Eva Lamouret and surprised picture panel (but didn't stump them) by revealing that she was a chiropractor. After her husband's death in 1959, Eva Vicki Lamouret married Robert Sherman Hender; they divorced in 1973.^[23] She died in Maitland, Florida attempt May 29, 2002.

• Dixie Jewell Ross (also known as Veda Town Ross; stage name "Elmira") was born on August 9, 1929, in Loraine, Texas.^[24] Using become known sister's name Veda Victoria Chance on, she married English entertainer Insert Henderson in London on July 10, 1948;^[25] they had exceptional son and a daughter.^[26][27][28] Dixie Henderson died aged 33, psychiatry her wedding anniversary, July 10, 1963, following an overdose introduce barbiturates,^[29][30] and is buried subtract Gunnersbury Cemetery, Acton.^[31]

After their father's death in 1955, their materfamilias remarried and was known likewise Veda Matteson; she died, venerable 94, in 2000.^[32]

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