Showing posts with label Leslie Caron. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Leslie Caron. Show all posts

Saturday, April 29, 2023

International Dance Day with Leslie Caron


Born in 1931 to a chemist father and a retired ballerina mother, Leslie Caron began taking dance lessons at the age of 11. Dedication to the craft and natural ability caused her to be counted among the best ballerinas in France by the time she was 16. When she was 18, she was "drafted" into films by Gene Kelly, who wanted a top-notch co-star for the musical/dance extravaganza "An American in Paris" (1951). 

Leslie Caron at Age 17

Caron's screen presence and acting abilities were as remarkable as her dancing, and she soon became as big a star in Hollywood musicals as she had been on the stages of Paris. She spent the 1950s and 1960s in big-budget musicals. As the 1970s dawned, she made a successful transition into dramatic roles and was among the few musical stars who kept her career growing after that film genre fell out of favor.

For more than eight decades, Caron has graced us with her poise and beauty and talent on the big screen, on television, and on stage (with her most recent role being in the Swedish made-for-TV movie "Written on Water" (2020).

We're present this small gallery of images in celebration of Caron, as well as International Dance Day.

Leslie Caron in promotional image for "Daddy Long-Legs"

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Christmas is coming...

 ... and for one young lady, it won't just be the weather that's frightful. Because she's spending Christmas in... the Twilight Zone.

Leslie Caron at Christmas


Thursday, April 29, 2021

In Observance of International Dance Day...

 ... we bring you a line-up of ballerinas from different nations!

Maria Tallchief


Valeska Miller of the United States of America...

Valeska Miller, dancer


... Nina Theilade of Denmark..

Nina Theilade


... Yvonne Craig of the United States...

Yvonne Craig, ballerina

... Leslie Caron of France...

Leslie Caron

... Maria Tallchief of the United States...

Maria Tallchief


... and Oksana Bondareva of the Ukraine.

Oksana Bondareva

We WOULD have featured last year's International Dance Day's star Brigitte Bardot (of France), but she was still getting ready by the time we had to make this post. 

Brigitte Bardot

You can also see one of this year's featured dancers, Valeska Miller, in the brand-new horror short film, "The Ballerina", at Terror Titans. Click here!