Cyd Charisse

• Birthplace: Amarillo, Texas
• Birthday: March 8, 1922

No less of an icon than Fred Astaire once said about Cyd Charisse, “When you’ve danced with Cyd, you stay danced with.” And in a sense, that was the legacy of the actress and dancer, whose sinuous style and breathtaking beauty captivated moviegoers during the 1940s and ‘50s in classic musicals like “Singin’ in the Rain” (1952), “The Band Wagon” (1953) and “Silk Stockings” (1957). Charisse’s on-screen visibility grew less frequent with the decline of the Hollywood musical in the late 1950s, though she could be glimpsed in…more