Ginger Rogers – “Looking back at my life’s voyage, I can only say that it has been a golden trip.”

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July 16, 1911: Actress and dancer Ginger Rogers is born. She partnered with Fred Astaire in many Hollywood musicals, including “Top Hat.” In this 1984 photo, she donates the dress she wore in the 1935 musical to the Smithsonian. Image credit: Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 371 Box 4.