Marge Champion
Marge Champion | |
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Champion in 1952 | |
| Born | Marjorie Celeste Belcher September 2, 1919 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 21, 2020 (aged 101) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | Hollywood High School |
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| Years active | 1930–2001 |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Awards | National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame |
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.