Title: Finally, a book about Vera-Ellen!
Product review: I could never understand why someone who had been in as many major films as Vera-Ellen had virtually nothing available about her in print. After all, she danced with both Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in several films each and is in the holiday classic "White Christmas". This book seeks to provide what information is available and although many unresolved questions linger, it's a great start to finding out more about who I think was the best female dancer in films. I enjoyed the book very much and would recommend it without hesitation to anyone interested in film and/or modern dance. It's such a shame she retired from films relatively young, but as the book describes, Vera-Ellen's career seemed to be doomed at every turn by miffed studio heads, bad timing and just inexplicable oversights of her abilities by those doing the hiring in Hollywood. There are a number of photos of her in her retirement years as well as classic film stills. A great read.
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