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| Juliet Prowse |
Juliet Prowse |
Born in India and raised in Africa to South
African parents, Juliet studied to be a dancer from the age of
4. Attending the Royal Academy of Dance, by the time Juliet was
14, she was deemed too tall at just under six feet to enter the
world of ballet.
She signed as a chorus dancer with the London Palladium and then
pursued a career as a dancer in European nightclubs.
While dancing in Paris, she was spotted by
Hollywood choreographer Hermes
Pan and signed to a role in the movie 'Can-Can (1960)'. While
rehearsing for the movie, Soviet Premier Khrushchev was invited
to watch the then unknown Prowse and others rehearsing their steps.
The next day, he denounced the dance as immoral and it was Prowse's
photo that accompanied the news across newspapers worldwide.
An instant celebrity, Juliet shot to stardom
with her acting and dancing and the tabloids filled with her romance/
Engagement with star Frank Sinatra. That same year, she also appeared
with Elvis Presley
in "G. I. Blues" (1960) and had a short but sexually
charged affair with him and again the tabloids followed her ... |
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Juliet was an avid Mambo,
Swing and West Coast
Swing dancer as well, and visited many local clubs with another
Actor, dancer friend, Dennis Cole to dance during the 1970's and
1980's. During the 1980's, she could be seen co hosting, along
with Ron Montez on the Arthur Murray Ballroom Championships and
Star-Ball Ballroom Dance Championships on national Television.
The clip on the left below features Juliet
Prowse dancing a night club Big Band East
Coast Swing number and the right features Dean Martin and
Juliet dancing on the Dean Martin Show entitled "The Dance
Lesson."
In 1994 Juliet would be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. she
succumbed to the disease in 1996 at age 59. |
Birth Place |
Birth Date |
Spouse |
Offspring |
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
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9/25/1936 - 9/14/1996 |
Eddie Frazier (1969) |
Seth McCook |
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John McCook (1972) |
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Night Clubs |
Theaters |
Stage |
| various Vegas Clubs |
London Hippodrome |
Irma La Douce |
| 1964 - Persian Room
(Plaza Hotel) |
Theatre Royal - Drury Lane (1969) |
Kismet |
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Winter Garden (New York) |
Mame |
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Pajama Game |
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1962 - Eddie Fisher
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1965 - Mona McCluskey |
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1967 - Sweet Charity |
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Films |
Television |
Publications |
| $1960
- Can-Can (danced the Can-Can) |
1962 - Andy William's Show |
6/1960 - Playboy Magazine |
| $1960
- G.I. Blues [DVD] |
1962 - Frank Sinatra Show |
4/1962 - Motion Picture Mag |
| 1961 - Fiercest Heart, The |
9/14/1962 - Red Skelton Hour |
12/26/1964 - TV Guide Magazine |
| 1961 - Right Approach, The |
1967 - Juliet Prowse Special |
9/26/1965 - L'Europeo Mag |
| 1961 - Second Time Around, The |
Star Ball Ballroom Championships |
6/1966 - Pagent Magazine |
| 1965 - Dingaka |
$1970
- Elvis: That's the Way It Is |
4/1967 - Coronet Magazine |
| 1966 - Moglie Americana, Una |
The Best Of The Muppet Show |
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| 1967 - Spree |
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| Who Killed Teddy Bear (danced w/ Sal Mineo) |
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Ballrooms
