Dancer Vilma Ebsen, sister of Buddy, 96
Posted: Tuesday, March 20th, 2007 2:17 pmVilma Ebsen, who danced in the film “Broadway Melody of 1936″ with her brother Buddy long before he became famous on “The Beverly Hillbillies,” has died. She was 96.
Vilma Ebsen, a dance instructor and co-owner of the former Ebsen School of Dancing in Pacific Palisades, died March 12 at the Thousand Oaks Health Care Center, her son Robert Dolan said. …
The song- and-dance team of Vilma and Buddy Ebsen also appeared in the Broadway musical revue “Flying Colors,” in which they introduced “A Shine on Your Shoes,” and were featured in the 1934 edition of “Ziegfeld Follies,” in which they sang “I Like the Likes of You.”
They came to Hollywood the following year to appear in the 1935 MGM movie musical “Broadway Melody of 1936,” in which the Ebsens introduced “Sing Before Breakfast” on a brownstone rooftop with Eleanor Powell. They also performed “On a Sunday Afternoon” and danced in the big “Broadway Rhythm” finale.
It was her only movie appearance. … Read full obituary
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