Vera Zorina

Vera Zorina
publicity photo for Star Spangled Rhythm 1942
Born
Eva Brigitta Hartwig

(1917-01-02)January 2, 1917
Berlin, Germany
DiedApril 9, 2003(2003-04-09) (aged 86)
Occupation(s)Ballerina, musical theatre actress, choreographer
Years active1928–1982
Spouse(s)George Balanchine
(1938–1946; divorced)
Goddard Lieberson
(1946–1977; his death)
Paul Wolfe
(1991–2003; her death)
Children2, including Peter Lieberson[1]

Vera Zorina (January 2, 1917 – April 9, 2003), born Eva Brigitta Hartwig, was a Norwegian ballerina, theatre and film actress, and choreographer. Today, she is chiefly remembered for her films choreographed by her then-husband George Balanchine. They include the Slaughter on Tenth Avenue sequence from On Your Toes, The Goldwyn Follies, I Was an Adventuress with Erich Von Stroheim and Peter Lorre, Louisiana Purchase with Bob Hope, and dancing to "That Old Black Magic" in Paramount Pictures' Star Spangled Rhythm.

  1. ^ "Jonathan Lieberson". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 16 September 2017.