Vera Zorina is another Norwegian who studied ballet but she was a serious dancer and choreographer who showcased her talents in a few Hollywood films. Before Hollywood she joined the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo where she changed her name to Zorina from her birthname of Eva Brigitta Hartwig.
She signed with Samuel Goldwyn making her official film debut in the musical Goldwyn Follies starring Adolph Menjou and the Ritz Brothers. That same year she married George Balanchine. She continued making films co-starring with the likes of Bob Hope, George Raft, Lucille Ball, Peter Lorre, and Alan Hale. After her divorce from Balanchine, she married the head of Colombia Records, Goddard Lieberson.
In the 1970s, she was appointed director of the Norwegian Opera. Although born in Berlin, Zorina's mother was Norwegian and Zorina too identified Norwegian. A woman after my own heart.
She signed with Samuel Goldwyn making her official film debut in the musical Goldwyn Follies starring Adolph Menjou and the Ritz Brothers. That same year she married George Balanchine. She continued making films co-starring with the likes of Bob Hope, George Raft, Lucille Ball, Peter Lorre, and Alan Hale. After her divorce from Balanchine, she married the head of Colombia Records, Goddard Lieberson.
In the 1970s, she was appointed director of the Norwegian Opera. Although born in Berlin, Zorina's mother was Norwegian and Zorina too identified Norwegian. A woman after my own heart.
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