Tag Archive 'Cyd Charisse'

Cyd Charisse’s favorite dance — and mine

I’m a huge fan of Hollywood musicals, and one of my favorite numbers has long been “Dancing in the Dark,” from the Band Wagon (with Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire).  Turns out it was her favorite too.  Here it is for those of you who haven’t seen it before or haven’t seen it recently: Those [...]

A light blinks out

I was truly saddened to read that Cyd Charisse has died.  She was a wonderful star of the Golden Age of MGM musicals, whether playing the lovely ballerina in Band Wagon, the dancing gangster’s moll in Singing in the Rain, the Russian commisar in Silk Stockings, or any of the other roles, large and small, [...]