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| Musical star Charisse dies in LA | Musical star Charisse dies in LA |
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| Cyd Charisse, a former co-star of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, has died in Los Angeles aged 87, her publicist says. | |
| The actress-dancer from Texas died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after suffering an apparent heart attack on Monday, her publicist Gene Schwam said. | The actress-dancer from Texas died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after suffering an apparent heart attack on Monday, her publicist Gene Schwam said. |
| The long-legged star appeared in a number of films, but her fame came from the musicals of the 1940s and 1950s. | The long-legged star appeared in a number of films, but her fame came from the musicals of the 1940s and 1950s. |
| She sang and danced with legends Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain, and Fred Astaire in Silk Stockings. | She sang and danced with legends Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain, and Fred Astaire in Silk Stockings. |
| At the height of her fame the film company said her long legs were insured for a million dollars. | At the height of her fame the film company said her long legs were insured for a million dollars. |
| But a BBC correspondent says she did not need such publicity - her talent was enough to make her an essential part of the golden age of Technicolor musicals. | But a BBC correspondent says she did not need such publicity - her talent was enough to make her an essential part of the golden age of Technicolor musicals. |