Vilma Ebsen (February , â€" March , ) was an American musical theatre
and film actress best known for dancing in Broadway shows and
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musicals in the s with her brother Buddy
Ebsen.Ebsen was born in Belleville, Illinois. During her childhood,
her family relocated to Orlando, Florida. She learned to dance at her
father's dance studio in the s, along with her siblings. Vilma and
Buddy Ebsen moved to New York City in , where they formed a vaudeville
act. One of their early appearances together was in Eddie Cantor's
Ziegfeld production Whoopee.When Whoopee closed after a year and a
half, Vilma and Buddy Ebsen took their act to Atlantic City, New
Jersey, where they caught the eye of celebrity columnist Walter
Winchell. A one-paragraph rave review in Winchell's column brought
attention to the Ebsens.Along with her brother, Ebsen performed a
dance act on Broadway, as well as around the United States in
vaudeville theaters and supper clubs throughout the early s. The two
starred in Broadway productions of Flying Colors () and Ziegfeld
Follies of . They moved to Hollywood in , where Vilma appeared as
Sally Burke in Broadway Melody of ().
and film actress best known for dancing in Broadway shows and
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musicals in the s with her brother Buddy
Ebsen.Ebsen was born in Belleville, Illinois. During her childhood,
her family relocated to Orlando, Florida. She learned to dance at her
father's dance studio in the s, along with her siblings. Vilma and
Buddy Ebsen moved to New York City in , where they formed a vaudeville
act. One of their early appearances together was in Eddie Cantor's
Ziegfeld production Whoopee.When Whoopee closed after a year and a
half, Vilma and Buddy Ebsen took their act to Atlantic City, New
Jersey, where they caught the eye of celebrity columnist Walter
Winchell. A one-paragraph rave review in Winchell's column brought
attention to the Ebsens.Along with her brother, Ebsen performed a
dance act on Broadway, as well as around the United States in
vaudeville theaters and supper clubs throughout the early s. The two
starred in Broadway productions of Flying Colors () and Ziegfeld
Follies of . They moved to Hollywood in , where Vilma appeared as
Sally Burke in Broadway Melody of ().
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