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Zizi Jeanmaire (1924–2020), French ballerina danced in Hollywood films

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Zizi Jeanmaire was a French modernist ballerina who won international acclaim for her sexually suggestive dancing in the ballet “Carmen,” choreographed by her husband, Roland Petit.

She later appeared in the Hollywood films “Hans Christian Andersen” (1952) with Danny Kaye, and “Anything Goes” (1956) with Bing Crosby.

She was billed simply as Jeanmaire.Her bobbed hairstyle and penchant for pink ostrich feathers made her fashion icon. She was also a beloved cabaret performer in France and the title of her signature song “Mon Truc en Plumes,” was politely translated by the Washington Post as “My thing in feathers.”Reading Judith Cruickshank's obituary of Zizi Jeanmaire in today's @guardian brought back to mind my first wonderful experience of.

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