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Marge (R) and husband Gower Champion (L) on the MGM set of Lovely To Look At (1952).

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Marge Champion (September 2, 1919) is an American dancer choreographer, and pedagogue. In addition, she also worked in film and appeared in a number of television variety shows.

She became a Hollywood legend with second husband Gower Champion (1921-1980) as an accomplished dancing team during MGM’s Golden Age of the 1940s and 50s. MGM wanted them to remake Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers films, but only one, Roberta, remade as Lovely To Look At, was completed. The couple refused to remake any of the others, the rights to which were still owned by RKO. Nonetheless, they appeared in many successful films for MGM, such as the 1951 version of Show Boat and their own starring vehicle, Everything I Have Is Yours.

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Rosie Perez, Sandy Duncan, Marge Champion and More to Appear at Astaire Awards
Playbill Combined , 2010-05-24 15:46:00
Marge Champion, Sandy Duncan, Carol Lawrence, Rosie Perez, Roberta Flack, Charlotte d'Amboise and Sondra Lee will appear at the 28th annual Fred and Adele Astaire Awards June 7 in Manhattan.

Queens College to Screen "Keep Dancing," with Champion and Saddler, Feb. 28
Playbill Combined , 2010-02-09 17:07:00
Marge Champion and Donald Sadler will discuss their lengthy careers following a screening of "Keep Dancing," a new documentary celebrating the 90-year-old dancers, Feb. 28 at Queens College.