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October Carla Weber Betty Watlers |
November Gerry O’Dwyer Angela Mezzacappa Joan MacLeod Pokie Bookless Rita Monses Corliss Whitney Bernice Hess Klebaur Lorraine Brown Rinaldi |
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Do you know how to reach any of these former Rockettes? Here's a list of names and last known contact information that doesn't seem to be valid any longer. If you know of corrections to this information, would you please email Ellen at tdenniston@comcast.net so mailing and contact records can be updated. Thanks!! |
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Lora Anderson 10830 Morrison N Hollywood, CA 91601 Dani Brownlee Berger 62-60 99th St #122 Rego Park, NY 11374 718-275-5726 Sue Bono-Moore 5402 Hurlock Dr Austin, TX 78731-3904 512-302-0583 cmrz2000@aol.com Dorothy Meachen Breen 25 Barony Ln Hilton Head Island, SC 29926-5563 843-681-2046 Christine Brooks 63-43 Alderton St Rego Park, NY 11374 718-457-5276 Kelli Coleman 4244 Mary Ellen Ave Studio City, CA 91604 818-990-1024 Penny Eugenides 1220 Croes Ave Bronx, NY 10472 Martha Houlton Fowlkes 4103 Bromley Richmond, VA 23221 804-799-2091 Gloria Gardner Brenham Rest Home 406 Cottonwood Brenham, TX Jody Erickson Ghanum 8821 Canyon Spring Dr Las Vegas, NV 89117 702-796-6467 casinotravel@aol.com |
Mary Sue Aderholt Howell 777 Mt Moriah Apt 12 Memphis, TN 38117-5349 901-683-4228 Lisa Gersch Jimeniz 535 E Tujunga Ave #C Burbank, CA 91501 818-846-2885 Temple Kane 322 W 57 St #27E New York, NY 10019 tkane@nyc.rr.com Sue Blandford Kays 4225 Lake Forest Cr NW Atlanta, GA 30342 404-255-1291 Deb Kole 141 W 81 St #6 New York, NY 10024 Amy Krawcek 216 W 10 St #2W New York, NY 10025 Jean Mullenix Levitt 208 Harris Rd FA1 Bedford Hills, NY 10507 914-241-7094 Melissa Mahon 675 W 187 St Apt 4 New York, NY 10022 Kay Birk Milligan 3425 Kelton Ave W Los Angeles, CA 90034-5303 310-839-5504 Kerri Quinn 440 E 5th St #3R New York, NY 10022 |
Joan Sheary 26 Wiltshire Dr Worcester, MA 01609 508-757-0342 Cynthia Cherney Stapler 95 Terre Mar Dr N Kingstown, RI 02852 Nancy Bryan Taylor 102 Dale Ave Staten Island, NY 10306 718-987-4091 Susan Medler Wershing 7805 Breckon Way Raleigh, NC 27615-5803 919-676-6666 Linda Berres Kilponen tkilponen@earthlink.com Lucille Laskey Ayers Vera Mamarella Loeffler Ceci Angie Everett Theresa Sweeney Fabrant Geral Jentoff Field Ruth Bannon Fricke Troy Greenfield Krista Hale Susan Henderson Susan Quinton Tara Radcliffe Mildred Ott Reapp Shirley Vitola Reed Nancy Conant Robarge Liliane Ward Salvaneschi Tamlyn Shusterman Amber Smith Elizabeth Sprei Mina Vaughn Sandra Murphy Villano Sarah Weber Tiffany Whitaker |
September 1, 2004 News Updates Nancy Abizaid Robbins has lost her battle with cancer. Nancy originally came to Radio City as a summer replacement in 1954. Betty Silva Dammert recounts how she and Nancy met at the hall in June of '55. Since Betty and her folks lived in New Jersey at the time, Nancy lived with them between jobs. "It was just like having a sister. We later did the Jackie Gleason Tour together and then the TV show, plus working in Europe with the Moro Landis Dancers for over 4 months. We also worked at Blinstrubs in Boston, the Riverside Hotel in Reno and spent a month in the Dominican Republic performing in a Trade Show in '56." Betty visited Nancy in May of this year in Boston and had a great time reminiscing. Betty says, "She was a beautiful dancer and acrobat as well." Nancy is survived by 3 children and 5 grandchildren. Dorothy Orr Horesta has passed away. She was 93. For the last few years she was in a nursing home and cared for by friend, Audry Ryan. Dorothy's history with Russell Markert predates the Music Hall; she performed at the Roxy Theater as a Roxyette from 1930-1931. She was active in the Alumnae for many years, often accompanied by her dear husband, Stephen. Her elegant presence will be missed in our Alumnae. Gloria Foss Callahan passed away on June19, 2004, losing her battle with cancer. Gloria was born in Salem, Massachusetts and was A Radio City Rockette for a short while in 1948. She leaves behind a husband, three children and four grandchildren. We have lost one more special person. Heather (Cowan) Charlton has lost her battle with cancer. She passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 8, 2004. She is survived by her husband, Bob. Condolences can be sent to him at: 635 Arbor North Way Alpharetta, Ga. 30004-6608 E-mail messages can also be sent to hbcharlton@earthlink.net **~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** In Memory of my dear friend Marion (Honey) Block Moriarty Radio City Rockette, 1941-1956 by Janice Davis Himler We first met in dancing school in 1930. In 1939 Marion graduated from South High School and I from West High School in Columbus, Ohio. Neither of us got the part of the dancer in the senior productions of "You Can't Take It With You", staged by our respective classes. That summer we were both working as the Roxy Theater's Gae Foster Girls. We danced and did a kick line up on roller skates to "Tiger Rag". The following year we were part of the "Ten Lovely Ladies" at the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Newport, Ky. Our roommates were Jeanette Dix Terrand and Sue Blandford Kays. Gene Snyder's wife, Dixie Dunbar, arranged for us to work there. We all are members of the Rockette Alumnae. Marion, her sister, Isabel, and I all danced together on the great stage. Isabel was a Rockette for many years including their trip to Paris. Isabel passed away several years ago. (Marion also had two brothers, Pete and Bob). In 1948, Honey traveled to Germany with Bob Hope's Christmas show representing Radio City Music Hall with Anne Kalman, Barbara Vaughan McCabe, Helen Fried Barrett, Olga Burke, and Gloria Blatz Natale. In 1953 she married Timothy Moriaty at St.Patrick's Cathedral. Honey and Rockette Joan Baker Colgan, who was her maid of honor, dressed at my apartment. I helped them get ready after the first show. Those of us who were working ran to the church for the ceremony after the second show, and after the third show to the St. Moritz Hotel for the reception. Honey has two sons, Joey and Tim, and two grandchildren. We took many trips with her. She always sat in the back seat leaning on the front seat, with her back seat driver's license. She also had her own room in our house. In later years, the only dancing she did was when she sang,"Easta Time is the Time for Eggs and the Time for Eggs is the Easta Time". Her son Tim drove her to New York City for the Aug.8, 2001 75th anniversary of the Rockettes. She loved seeing so many old friends once again. At 6 AM, April 17, 2004 she simply said to Joey, "I am tired" and went to sleep. Many of us lost a dear friend to complications of Parkinson's disease. When we first started dancing professionally she changed her name to Marion Devereaux and I changed mine to Janis. Two teenagers wanting to be sophisticated. My husband called her Pauline. From then on she referred to herself as Pauline. We shall all miss her. **~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** Lenore Beetar's son-in-law is out of Baghdad and safely home on leave before he departs again for his next assignment in Heidelberg, Germany. Lenore and her daughter plan to join him in Germany some time after the end of this year. Living in Europe is something Lenore has always dreamed of doing. Best of luck, Lenore! Kathleen (O'Connor) Williams says she is getting back on her feet again - so to speak. She's still going through physical therapy but is feeling better. Get well wishes can be sent to Kathleen at 1159 Oak Timber Circle, Collierville, TN, 38017 or by email at wkpo23@aol.com Evelyn Rayckovich Ashley is home recovering from a stroke. She is receiving physical therapy twice a week and has additional help coming in to her home. She is slowly but surely making progress. She would love to receive cards and letters of encouragement. Please send your good wishes to Evelyn at 300 W. 49th St. Apt 204 New York, NY 10019 If you have any news or updates to anything posted here, please let Ellen know at tdenniston@comcast.net so she can keep this site current for you. |
| "And She Danced For The King - Memoirs of a Rockette" by Ro Trent Vaselaar is now available through Amazon and other book distributors. This book contains the memoirs and covers the career of Peggy Morrison Machery. | |
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