Marge Champion

Marge Champion
Champion in 1952
Born	Marjorie Celeste Belcher (1919-09-02)September 2, 1919 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	October 21, 2020(2020-10-21) (aged 101) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	Hollywood High School
Occupations	Dancer actress choreographer
Years active	1930–2001
Known for	Show Boat Everything I Have Is Yours Give a Girl a Break Three for the Show
Spouses	Art Babbitt ​ ​ (m. 1937; div. 1940)​ Gower Champion ​ ​ (m. 1947; div. 1973)​ Boris Sagal ​ ​ (m. 1977; died 1981)​
Children	2
Relatives	Lina Basquette (half-sister) Katey Sagal (stepdaughter) Jean Sagal (stepdaughter) Liz Sagal (stepdaughter) Joey Sagal (stepson)
Awards	National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame

Marjorie Celeste Champion (née Belcher; September 2, 1919 – October 21, 2020) was an American dancer and actress. At fourteen, she was hired as a dance model for Walt Disney Studios animated films. Later, she performed as an actress and dancer in film musicals, and in 1957 had a television show based on song and dance. She also did creative choreography for liturgy, and served as a dialogue and movement coach for the 1978 TV miniseries, The Awakening Land, set in the late 18th century in the Ohio Valley.