Is Bess Ehrhardt Dead or Still Alive? Bess Ehrhardt Birthday and Date of Death

Bess Ehrhardt Death

Bess passed away on September 8, 1975 at the age of 59 in Cathedral City, California, USA.. Bess's cause of death was drowned in swimming pool.

Bess Ehrhardt Birthday and Date of Death

Bess Ehrhardt was born on January 21, 1916 and died on September 8, 1975. Bess was 59 years old at the time of death.

Birthday: January 21, 1916
Date of Death: September 8, 1975
Age at Death: 59

Bess Ehrhardt - Biography

Bess Ehrhardt was an American ice skater who was born on January 21, 1916. She was known for The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939). She was married to Roy Shipstad.
Bess was the middle child of three girls. Her older sister Florence (named for her paternal grandmother) was born in 1912 and her younger sister Margery born in 1918. Like many middle children she was competitive and enjoyed speed skating in local races. A champion speed skater in her home town of Superior, Wisconsin, she attended a 1932 exhibition of figure skating where she met Roy Shipstad and arranged to take a few lessons from him.

Ehrhardt’s popularity grew, and shortly after the tour began she was christened “America’s Sweetheart of the Ice” and became the lead of Ice Follies. Jill repeats a story of early touring hazards. “When the show first began to tour they rented a Greyhound bus, and believe it or not, the entire cast, crew, sets, wardrobe, and production staff traveled in that bus. It was overweight by any standard and when the show crossed the state lines, everyone would crowd to the back of the bus when the front was weighed, and then race to the front of the bus when the back was weighed. It was ‘pioneering’ at its most exciting.” As the show matured, so did its travel arrangements, and a train became the standard mode of transport.
She died on September 8, 1975 in Cathedral City, California, USA.