Vera Ellen Death
Vera passed away on August 30, 1981 at the age of 60 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Vera's cause of death was lung cancer.
When did Vera Ellen die?
August 30, 1981How did Vera Ellen die? What was the cause of death?
Lung cancerHow old was Vera Ellen when died?
60Where did Vera Ellen die? What was the location of death?
Los Angeles, California, USA
Vera Ellen Birthday and Date of Death
Vera Ellen was born on February 16, 1921 and died on August 30, 1981. Vera was 60 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: February 16, 1921
Date of Death: August 30, 1981
Age at Death: 60
Is Vera Ellen's father, Martin Rohe, dead or alive?
Martin Rohe's information is not available now.
Is Vera Ellen's mother, Alma Catherine Westmeier, dead or alive?
Alma Catherine Westmeier's information is not available now.
Vera Ellen - Biography
Vivacious, long-stemmed blonde musical star Vera-Ellen was dancing professionally before she was a teenager. After service as a Radio City Music Hall Rockette and a Manhattan nightclub dancer, she graduated to the Broadway stage. She made her film debut in the 1945 Danny Kaye vehicle Wonder Man, then went on to team with such male stars as Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, and Bing Crosby (1954's White Christmas).
In a moment of weakness, Vera-Ellen agreed to co-star in the Marx Brothers' valedictory film Love Happy (1949), where she was "rewarded" with some of her worst-ever costumes and camera angles. After her final screen appearance in the British Let's Be Happy (1957), Vera-Ellen retired from movies, making a handful of TV appearances before marrying wealthy businessman Victor Rothschild in 1954. Following her divorce in 1966 and the subsequent death of her infant daughter, Vera-Ellen went into seclusion in her Los Angeles home, dropping completely from the public's consciousness until her death from cancer in 1981.
She was married twice. Her first husband was a fellow dancer, Robert Hightower, to whom she was married from February 1941 to November 1946.
Her second husband was millionaire Victor Rothschild of the Rothschild family. They were married from 1954 to their 1966 divorce. While married to Rothschild, she gave birth to a daughter, Victoria Ellen, who died at three months of age from SIDS in 1963. Following the death of her only child, she withdrew from public life.
