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Actress and Dancer Juliet Prowse

Stage Name

Birth Name

Juliet Prowse Juliet Prowse

   - Born in India 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 Palladiumand 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 Khrushchevwas 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 with star Frank Sinatra. That same year, she also appeared with Elvis Presley in 'G.I. Blues (1960)' and again the tabloids followed her... (taken from IMDB.com)

PHOTOS

Juliet Prowse Autograph

Birth Place

Birth Date

Spouse

Offspring

Bombay, Maharashtra, India
9/25/1936 - 9/14/1996 Eddie Frazier (1969) Seth McCook
    John McCook (1972)      
 

Dance Types

Dance Partners

etc.

Music Titles

Ballet Shirley MacLaine n/a
Ballroom Tony Charmoli      
Tap            
 

Night Clubs

Theaters

Stage

Vegas Clubs London Hippodrome Irma La Douce
      Winter Garden Kismet
            Mame
            Pajama Game
            1962 - Eddie Fisher at the Winter Garden
            1965 - Mona McCluskey
            1968 - Sweet Charity
 

Films

Television

Publications

$1960 - Can-Can 1962 - Andy William's Show 6/1960 - Playboy Magazine
$1960 - G.I. Blues [DVD] 1967 - Juliet Prowse Special 4/1962 - Motion Picture Mag
1961 - Fiercest Heart, The     Star Ball Ballroom Championships   9/26/1965 - L'Europeo Mag
1961 - Right Approach, The $1970 - Elvis: That's the Way It Is      
1961 - Second Time Around, The            
1965 - Dingaka            
1966 - Moglie Americana, Una            
1967 - Spree            
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April 21, 2004
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