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Stage Name			Birth Name
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Originally, the Goldwyn Girls were basically Metro-Goldwyn Mayers (MGM) musical stock company of female dancers like the Golddigers etc. who appeared in many Movie musicals. Many of these ladies danced as The Goldwyn Girls, Golddiggers and even Ziegfeld Girls as well as other musicals and movies in the 1920s thru 1940s. They were sometimes listed as "Models," "Showgirls" or "Chorus Girls."

Last	First	Birthplace	Birthdate	Married	Performed	Birth Name

Allen	Jean	Minneapolis	-	-	Spain,	-
Alexander	Betty	-	-	-	Up, Princess, Kid	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Amber	Gale	-	-	-	Up,	-
Anderson	Gloria	-	-	-	Up,	-
Andrews	Loretta	-	-	-	Spain, Palmy	-
Ashcraft	Mary	Little Rock, Arkansas, USA	-	-	Whoopee,	-
Austin	Vivian	-	-	Ken Grow	Follies,	-
Baker	Consuelo	-	-	-	Spain,	-
Ball	Lucille	Celeron, NY	8/6/1911-4/26/1989	Desi Arnaz	Millions, Roman Scandals	Lucille Desiree Ball
Ballard	Shirley	-	-	-	Kid,	-
Bannon	Bonnie	-	d. 02/14/1989	-	Millions,	-
Bassett	Betty	-	-	-	Spain,	-
Belmonte	Virginia	-	b.9/20/1921	-	Kid,	-
Bentley	Irene	New York	d.6/3/1940	-	Millions,	-
Berkeley	Lynne	-	-	-	Follies	-
Best	Deannie	-	-	-	Wonder,	-
Blumier	Dudone	-	-	-	Millions	-
Booth	Karin	-	6/20/19191992	-	Wonder,	June Hoffman
Brent	Barbara	-	-	-	Guys,	-
Brewer	Mary	-	-	-	Secret,	-
Browning	Lynn	-	-	-	Spain,	-
Bruce	Virginia	Minneapolis	9/29/1910-2/24/1982	John Gilbert	Whoopie,	Helen Virginia Briggs
Bryant	Jan	-	-	-	Up, Kid	-
Caldwell	Betty Ruth	-	-	-	Princess,	actress
Callaghan	Edna	-	-	-	Palmy,	-
Cantway	Maxine	-	-	-	Spain,	-
Carey	Mary Jane	-	d. 01/11/1990	-	Millions,	-
Cargyle	Betty	-	-	-	Kid, Secret	-
Carroll	Alma	-	-	-	Up, Wonder,	actress
Carver	Lynne	Birmingham, AL	9/13/1909-8/12/1955	-	Millions	Virginia Reed Simpson
Casey	Sue	-	-	-	Secret,	-
Chaffee	Joan	-	-	-	Up,	-
Chambers	Shirley	-	-	-	Spain,	-
Christian	Linda	Tampico, MX	b.11/13/1924	-	Up,	Blanca Rosa Welter
Coonan	Dorothy	-	b.9/21/1920	Will Wellman	Spain	-
Craven	Hazel	-	-	-	Spain,	-
Cronin	Jean	-	-	-	Kid,	-
Cruzon	Virginia	-	-	-	Up,	-
Darling	Helen	-	-	-	Up,	-
Darlyn	Jann	-	-	-	Guys,	-
Darrow	Madelyn	-	-	-	Guys,	-
Daye	Loretta	-	d. 08/23/1995	-	Up,	-
Deanne	Marjorie	Memphis, TN	d.1970	-	Follies,	-
Dell	Myrna	Los Angeles	b.5/5/1924	-	Up,	Marilyn Adele Dunlap
Delson	Gloria	-	-	-	Wonder,	-
DeRome	Lorraine	-	-	-	Secret,	-
Dix	Mary Lou	-	-	-	Millions,	-
Dodd	Claire	des Moines, IO	12/29/190811/23/1973	-	Whoopie,	Dorothy Anne Dodd
Dore	Nadine	-	-	-	Palmy,	-
Douglas	Betty	-	-	-	Follies,	-
Eddings	Ruth	-	-	-	Whoopie, Palmy	(not Ettings!)
Ellen	Vera	-	-	-	-	-
Farnum	Patsy	-	-	-	Spain,	-
Ferguson	Helen	Decatur, IL	7/23/1900-3/14/1977	-	Kid,	-
Finley	Muriel	-	-	-	Whoopie	-
Forbes	Phyllis	-	-	-	Wonder,	-
Ford	Judith	-	-	-	Follies,	-
Gardner	Dorothy	-	-	-	Up,	-
Gaylord	Karen	-	-	-	Wonder, Kid	-
Gest	Ina	Odessa, Russia	2/11/192112/31/1964	-	Up,	-
Gleason	Mary Ellen	-	-	-	Secret	-
Goodard	Paulette	Long Is. N.Y.	6/3/1911-4/23/1990	Edgar James	Kid,	Pauline Marion Levy
Goodson	Gail	-	-	-	Kid,	-
Godfrey	Renee	-	-	-	-	-
Grable	Betty	-	-	-	-	-
Graham	Anne	-	-	-	Follies,	-
Gray	Jeanne	-	-	-	Spain,	-
Grey	Virginia	Los Angeles	b.3/22/1917	-	Palmy,	-
Hale	Ruth	-	-	-	Spain	-
Hall	Ellen	-	4/8/1922-3/24/1999	-	Up, Wonder,	became actress, m: Lee Langer
Hamilton	Donna	-	-	-	Kid,	-
Hamilton	Jane	-	-	-	Kid, Follies	-
Harper	Patricia	-	-	-	Spain,	-
Harris	June	-	-	-	Up,	-
Hart	Eloise	-	-	-	Up,	-
Howard	Betty-Joy	-	-	-	Millions,	-
Hyde	Mary Ann	-	-	-	Up,	-
Ingraham	Amo	-	-	-	Palmy	-
Jarratt	Janice	-	-	-	Kid,	-
Jordan	Jackie	-	-	-	Secret,	-
Keefer	Vivian	-	-	-	Kid,	-
Keithley	Jane	Kansas City, MO	4/12/1908-9/13/1944	-	Whoopie!,	-
Kirby	June	-	-	-	Guys,	-
Knapp	Dorothy	-	-	-	Whoopie!,	-
La Marr	Margaret	-	-	-	Spain,	-
Lacy	Adele	-	1913-7/3/1953	-	Spain,	-
Lang	June	Minneapolis, MN	5/5/1915	Vic Orsati	Up,	Winifred June Vlasek
Lange	Georgia	-	-	-	Wonder,	-
Lange	Mary	-	1913-4/20/?	-	Millions,	-
Lee	Rosalyn	-	-	-	Up,	-
Lenivich	Jean	-	-	-	Palmy,	-
Lerch	Georgia	-	-	-	Whoopie!,	-
Lester	Vonne	-	-	-	Kid,	-
Lincoln	Caryl	-	-	-	Millions,	-
Lorimer	Bernice	-	-	-	Spain,	-
Lorraine	Betty	Louisville, KY	6/30/1908-9/1/1944	-	Palmy,	-
Lundeen	Florence	Oakland, Ca.	11/16/1903-2/20/1983	Byron Stevens	Up,	(Wampas Baby Star 1929)
Lynn	Nancy	-	-	-	Spain	-
Lynn	Neva	-	-	-	Palmy,	-
Mackenzie	Joyce	Redwood City, CA	b.10/13/1929	-	Kid,	-
Malloy	Mickey	-	-	-	Up,	-
Maple	Christine	-	-	-	Whoopie,	-
Mara	Adele	-	-	-	-	-
Mathison	Vivian	-	-	-	Spain,	-
Mayo	Virginia	St. Louis, MI	11/30/1920	Michael O'Shea	Up,	Virginia Clara Jones
Meade	Mary	-	-	-	Wonder,	-
Meridith (Shunn)	Iris	n/a	n/a	-	-	-
Merritt	Dorothy	-	-	-	Up,	-
Miller	Ann	-	-	-	-	-
Miller	Lorraine	Flint, Michigan	1/5/1922-2/6/1978	Eddie Buzzel	Up,	became B-Movie actress
Molieri	Lillian	-	-	-	Princess,	-
Montgomery	Martha	-	-	-	Wonder, Kid	-
Moody	Ruth	-	-	-	Kid,	-
Moore	Mary	-	-	-	Up, Wonder, Up	-
Morgan	Jean	Trinadad W.I.	-	-	Whoopie!,	-
Morley	Kay	-	-	-	Up, Princess	-
Mumby	Diana	-	-	-	Up, Kid	-
Nash	Nacy	-	-	-	Palmy, Spain	-
Nugent	Lee	-	-	-	Up,	-
Patrick	Dorothy	Manitoba, CN.	6/3/1921-5/31/1987	-	Up,	-
Patrick	Patricia	-	-	-	Secret,	-
Payne	Shellby	-	-	-	Up,	-
Pepper	Barbara	N.Y. N.Y.	531/1915-6/18/1969	Craig Reynolds	Kid Millions, Roman Scandals	played on Green Acres TV Show as Doris Ziffel
Perry	Wanda	-	7/24/1917-/17/1985	-	Kid Millions,	-
Pierre	Faye	-	-	-	Palmy,	-
Pike	Nita	-	1913-5/10/1954	-	Palmy,	-
Roark	Edith	-	-	-	Spain,	-
Russell	Charlotte	-	-	-	Millions,	-
Sayers	Marion	-	-	-	Spain,	-
Simpson	Mary	-	-	-	Kid,	-
Slocum	Hyca	-	-	-	Palmy,	-
Stefan	Kismi	-	-	-	Kid,	-
Stewart	Margie	-	-	-	Wonder,	-
Stockton	Betty	-	-	-	Whoopie!, Palmy	-
Talbot	Helen	-	-	-	Up,	-
Terry	Evelyn	-	-	-	Follies,	-
Thomas	Larri	-	-	-	Guys,	-
Thorpe	Virginia	-	-	-	Kid,	-
Thurston	Betty	-	-	-	Princess,	-
Valmy	Ruth	-	-	-	Up, Kid	-
Van Dusen	Ricki	-	-	-	Up,	-
Vaughn	Tyra	-	-	-	Kid,	-
Vernon	Irene	Mishawka, IN	1/16/1922-/21/1998	-	Secret,	Irene Vergauwen
Walker	Lynn	-	-	-	Secret,	-
Wallace	Alice	-	-	-	Up,	-
Whitney	Renee	-	-	-	Spain,	-
Wicks	Virginia	-	-	-	Up,	-
Wilder	Aubrey	Los Angeles	b.1922	-	Up,	Billy Wilder
Williams	Chili	-	-	-	Wonder,	-
Wing	Toby	Richmond, VA.	b.7/15/1916-d	-	Palmy, Spain	Martha Virginia Wing. m: Dick Merrill
Winslow	Diana	-	-	-	Spain,	-
Witter	Hazel	-	-	-	Palmy,	-
Wood	Helen	Calrksville, TN	6/4/1917-2/8/1988	-	Millions,	-
Woods	Mary Jane	-	-	-	-	-
Wyman	Jane	St. Joseph, MO	b.1/4/1914	-	Spain	Sarah Jane Mayfield
Youngblood	Gloria	-	-	-	Follies,	-

Dance Types	Other / Misc.			Music Titles
Ballroom	1933 - Golddiggers Poster			1933 - Were in the Money
Ballet	-	-	-	1933 - Shadow Waltz
Jazz	-	-	-	1978 - Girl Stuff
Tiller Type / Line	-	-	-	-	-	-

Publications	Theaters \| Clubs			Stage
$ Gold Digger	Radio City Music Hall			1919 - Gold Diggers
$ Gold Diggers of 1933	Ziegfeld Theater			1923 - Gold Diggers
$ Midnight Frolic ...	Conga Room (Sahara Hotel)			-	-	-
$ MGM Girls: Behind the Velvet Curtain	-	-	-	-	-	-
$ The Golden Girls of MGM:	-	-	-	-	-	-
$ Ziegfeld Paper Dolls	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Gold Digger Films			Goldwyn Girl Films			Chorus Girl Movies
1923 - Gold Diggers			1930 - Whoopie			1925 - The Merry Widow
1929 - Gold Diggers of Broadway			1931 - Palmy Days			1930 - The Floradora Girl
$ 1933 - Footlight Parade			$ 1932 - The Kid From Spain			$ 1933 - 42nd. Street [DVD]
$ 1933 - Gold Diggers of 1933			$ 1934 - Kid Millions			$ 1933 - Dancing Lady
$ 1934 - Wonder Bar			1934 - The Kid from Spain			$ 1933 - Footlight Parade
$ 1935 - Gold Diggers of 1935			$ 1938 - The Goldwyn Follies			$ 1933 - Roman Scandals
1937 - Gold Diggers			1938 - The Gold Diggers in Paris			$ 1934 - Dames
1938 - Gold Diggers in Paris			$ 1944 - Up In Arms			1934 - Geo. White's Scandals
-	-	-	$ 1944 - Princess and the Pirate			$ 1934 - Kid Millions
-	-	-	$ 1945 - Wonder Man			$ 1934 - Stand Up & Cheer
Television Girl Groups			$ 1946 - Kid From Brooklyn			$ 1934 - Wonder Bar
1965 - Dean Martin Show			$ 1947 - Secret Life of Walter Mitty [DVD]			1935 - Geo. White's Scandals
1970 - Golddigers in London						$ 1936 - The Great Ziegfeld [DVD]
1971 - The Golddigers			$ 1955 - Guys and Dolls [DVD]			$ 1941 - Ziegfeld Follies
1977 - Dean Martin Special			-	-	-	1944 - Music In Manhattan
-			-	-	-	$ 1946 - Ziegfeld Follies
-			-	-	-	$ 1951 - Showboat [DVD]
-			-	-	-	$ 1968 - Funny Girl! [DVD]
-			-	-	-	$ A&E Biography - Ziegfeld

Other Girl Dance Groups			Choreographers
Albertina Rasch Girls	Metro Goldwyn Mayer Girls (MGM Girls)	Albertina Rasch
Chester Hale Girls	Minstrel Misses (Wayburn's)	Busby Berkley
Copa Girls (Copacabana)	Rockettes	Chester Hale
Cotton Club Girls	Roxettes	John Tiller
Florodora Sextet Girls (1900)	Tiller Girls	Ned Wayburn
Gertrude Hoffman Girls	Wally Wanger Girls	Roxy
Gleason Girls	Will Vodrey Girls	Wally Wanger
Golddiggers	Varieties Dancing Girls	Will Vodrey
Goldwyn Girls	Yama Yama Girls (1905)	-
Leggy Rose Girls	Ziegfeld Girls	-
Leslie Norton Dancers	-	-

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