Ginger Rogers

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20047162

Description

Movie star Ginger Rogers, right, is visiting Fort Worth, Texas with her mother Mrs. Lela Rogers. Miss Rogers, who grew up in Fort Worth, spent the day visiting and taking pictures in her childhood home. In 1940, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress in her performance of "Kitty Foyle". Mrs. Rogers worked as a theater critic for the Fort Worth Record when Ginger was a young girl. The women are climbing aboard a train to return to California. Miss Rogers is wearing a blazer with a pleated skirt. Mrs. Rogers is wearing a hat, blouse, skirt, and is carrying a fur shawl.

Archival Date

1941-10-01

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1314

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Rogers, Ginger; Rogers, Lela; Movie Stars; Kitty Foyle; Railroad trains; Traveling; Fur Shawls; Actresses