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Marge Champion

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One of the great dancer and choreographers in both movies and stage, Marge Champion is best known today as the former wife of Gower Champion, when they worked together as a highly successfully dancing team in the MGM musical years. After retiring from movies, Champion now works as a dance teacher and as a choreographer in New York. See full bio »

Born:

Marjorie Celeste Belcher
in Los Angeles, California, USA
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Hide HideActress (25 titles)
1982 Fame (TV series)
Ann Carlton
– Beginnings (1982) … Ann Carlton
 
1970 Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Mrs. Bester
 
1968 The Swimmer
Peggy Forsburgh
 
1968 The Party
Rosalind Dunphy
 
1959 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
– Marriage... Handle with Care (1959)
 
1956-1957 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Kathleen Magee / Maude Applegate
– Mischief at Bandy Leg (1957) … Kathleen Magee
– The Rider on the Pale Horse (1956) … Maude Applegate
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Claire Gregory
– What Day Is It? (1956) … Claire Gregory
 
1956 Shower of Stars (TV series)
– The Dancers (1956)
 
1955 Front Row Center (TV series)
– Three for Tonight (1955)
 
1955 Three for the Show
Gwen Howard
 
1955 Jupiter's Darling
Meta
 
1954 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Cameo
– Deadeye at the Golden Nugget (1954) … Cameo
 
1953 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Millie
– A Bouquet for Millie (1953) … Millie
 
1953 Give a Girl a Break
Madelyn Corlane
 
1952 Everything I Have Is Yours
Pamela Hubbard
 
1952 Lovely to Look at
Clarisse
 
1951 Show Boat
Ellie May Shipley
 
1949 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– Dark of the Moon (1949)
 
1939 All Women Have Secrets
Marion (as Marjorie Bell)
 
1939 What a Life
Student in Doorway at Dance (uncredited)
 
1939 Sorority House
Coed (uncredited)
 
1939 The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)
 
1939 Honor of the West
Diane Allen (as Marjorie Bell)
 
1938 Delinquent Parents
Dancer (uncredited)
 
1937 Sunday Night at the Trocadero (short)
Dancer (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (12 titles)
1981 Whose Life Is It Anyway? (choreographer)
 
1981 Masada (TV mini-series) (dialogue coach - 4 episodes)
– Part IV (1981) (dialogue coach - as Marge Champion Sagal)
– Part III (1981) (dialogue coach - as Marge Champion Sagal)
– Part II (1981) (dialogue coach - as Marge Champion Sagal)
– Part I (1981) (dialogue coach - as Marge Champion Sagal)
 
1981 When the Circus Came to Town (TV movie) (choreographer - as Marge Champion Sagal, dialogue coach - as Marge Champion Sagal)
 
1980 The Diary of Anne Frank (TV movie) (dialogue coach)
 
1979 Ike: The War Years (TV mini-series) (choreographer: UK)
 
1978 The Awakening Land (TV mini-series) (choreographer - 3 episodes, 1978) (dialogue supervisor - 3 episodes, 1978)
– Part III: The Town (1978) (choreographer, dialogue supervisor)
– Part II: The Fields (1978) (choreographer, dialogue supervisor)
– Part I: The Trees (1978) (choreographer, dialogue supervisor)
 
1975 The Day of the Locust (dance supervisor)
 
1975 Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (TV movie) (choreographer)
 
1940 Fantasia (movement model - uncredited)
 
1940 Pinocchio (model: "The Blue Fairy" - uncredited)
 
1938 Delinquent Parents (dance director - as Marjorie Bell)
 
1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (movement model: "Snow White" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (7 titles)
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (performer: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" 1933 - uncredited)
 
1955 Three for the Show (performer: "Someone To Watch Over Me", "Just One Of Those Things", "I've Got A Crush On You", "Which One")
 
1955 Jupiter's Darling (performer: "If This Be Slav'ry", "The Life Of An Elephant")
 
1953 Give a Girl a Break (performer: "Give a Girl a Break", "It Happens Every Time", "Challenge Dance" - uncredited)
 
1952 Lovely to Look at (performer: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - uncredited, "I Won't Dance" - uncredited)
 
1951 Show Boat (performer: "I Might Fall Back on You" 1927 - uncredited, "Cakewalk" 1927 - uncredited, "Life Upon the Wicked Stage" 1927 - uncredited)
 
1938 Delinquent Parents (performer: "Once Around the Clock" / as Marjorie Bell)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1982 I Do! I Do! (TV movie)
 
Show ShowSelf (41 titles)
2013 Move (documentary) (filming)
Herself
 
2013 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (documentary) (post-production)
Herself
 
2012 The 2012 Annual Actors Fund Gala Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2012 Never Stand Still (documentary)
Herself
 
2012 Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (documentary)
Herself
 
2011 Sing Your Song (documentary)
Herself
 
2009 Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (video documentary)
Herself
 
2009 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical (video documentary)
Herself
 
2009 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (video documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History (video documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Words and Music by Jerry Herman (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2005 The 100 Greatest Family Films (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 The Masters Behind the Musicals (video documentary)
Herself
 
1994 A Century of Cinema (documentary)
Herself
 
1986 The 58th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Performer
 
1985 Harry Belafonte in Concert (TV special)
Herself
 
1985 Night of 100 Stars II (TV movie)
Herself
 
1982 To Dance for Gold (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1974 ABC Late Night (TV series)
Herself
– That's Entertainment! 50 Years of MGM (1974) … Herself
 
1970 The Movie Game (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 19 February 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1967 The 21st Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1959-1961 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Herself - Dancer
– Encore! (1961) … Herself - Dancer
– The Music of George Gershwin (1959) … Herself - Dancer
 
1959 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #7.4 (1959) … Herself
 
1953-1959 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Dancer
– Episode #13.2 (1959) … Herself - Dancer
– Episode #8.22 (1955) … Herself
– Episode #6.39 (1953) … Herself
 
1956-1959 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.32 (1959) … Herself
– Episode #3.17 (1959) … Herself
– Episode #3.3 (1958) … Herself
– Episode #2.33 (1958) … Herself
– Episode #2.16 (1958) … Herself
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1959 The 31st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Performer
 
1959 America Pauses for Springtime (TV movie)
Herself
 
1959 Accent on Love (TV movie)
Herself - Dancer
 
1959 To Tell the Truth (TV series)
Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 10 February 1959 (1959) … Guest Panelist
 
1955-1959 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 8 February 1959 (1959) … Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 15 May 1955 (1955) … Herself - Mystery Guest
 
1958 The Garry Moore Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.12 (1958) … Herself
 
1958 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 November 1958 (1958) … Herself
 
1958 The Linkletter Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 May 1958 (1958) … Herself
 
1957 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Herself
– Visit from the IRS (1957) … Herself
 
1957 The Marge and Gower Champion Show (TV series)
Herself
 
1957 The 29th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Art Direction-Set Decoration Awards
 
1954 The 26th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Art Direction-Set Decoration Awards
 
1950 Mr. Music
Herself
 
1949 The Admiral Broadway Revue (TV series)
Herself - Dancer
– Encore (1949) … Herself - Dancer
– Some Place to Go (1949) … Herself - Dancer
– Episode #1.14 (1949) … Herself - Dancer
– Episode #1.13 (1949) … Herself - Dancer
– County Fair (1949) … Herself - Dancer
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1948 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Herself - Dancer
– Episode #1.14 (1948) … Herself - Dancer
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
1993 The Best of Disney Music: A Legacy in Song - Part I (TV movie)
Herself
 
1985 That's Dancing! (documentary)
Herself, film clip
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Clip from 'Lovely to Look At'
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

1955: Co-starred with husband, Gower Champion, and Harry Belafonte in the Broadway musical comedy, "Three for Tonight".

Alternate Names:

Marjorie Bell | Marge Champion Sagal
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

In those days - it seems impossible now - nice girls didn't go to bed with people before they were married. I had been brought up by my British father. You just didn't do that. You did not sleep with them or live with them. See more »

Trivia:

Mother of film and television director Gregg Champion. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo