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Stage Name Birth Name The Sullivans James F. Sullivan   Louise       Jim and Louise won the"National Charleston Dance Contest of the World" at the Trianon Ballroom in Chicago February 8th. & 9th, 1926 ( Ginger Rogers took 2nd.) The contest had a $10,000 first prize. Later, they toured for two years in ballrooms and in vaudevilles throughout the country.       The Sullivans were featured in a Fox Newsreel and also appeared in the movie 'The Night They Raided Minskys' years later. Louise also won the Charleston "Singles" contest on 12/24/1925 that was produced by B.F Keiths.       Gloria Sullivan-Cotchonis of La Costa, CA. is the daughter of the Sullivan's who also is a WCS dancer and previous Charleston Champion who on September 2, 1954 with her 1st husband Peter Cranwell, won the KLAC Radio Charleston championships in Los Angeles. She is a member of the San Diego Swing Dance Club. | More Photos | Birth Place Birth Date Spouse Offspring EL Paso , TX (J) n/a Each other Gloria Cotchonis         Dance Types Dance Partners Music Titles Ballroom n/a n/a Charleston                                         Night Clubs Theaters Stage Roseland Ballroom n/a n/a Trianon Ballroom                                                 Films Television Other 1925 - Fox Newsreel n/a n/a 1926 - Fox Newsreel             The Night They Raided Minsky's             NOTE: