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Georgine Darcy is a Actor American born on 14 january 1933 at Brooklyn (USA)
Georgine Darcy (January 14, 1931 – July 18, 2004) was an American dancer and actress best known for her role as "Miss Torso" in the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock film Rear Window. She also had a regular role in the 1960–1961 ABC sitcom Harrigan and Son.
Born in Brooklyn, Darcy's mother urged her to become a stripper to make a "fast buck". Instead, she became a dancer, dancing with the New York City Ballet, and a model. At age 16, she left home and traveled by bus to California.
In 1954 she was cast in Rear Window. She did not even know who Hitchcock was and did not consider herself an actress. Hitchcock had selected her based on a publicity photo of her wearing a black leotard and green feather boa. In Rear Window, she played one of the neighbors of protagonist L. B. Jeffries (Jimmy Stewart), a wheelchair-bound photographer who passes the time spying on the other tenants of his apartment building. Her nameless character, who was dubbed "Miss Torso", practiced her dance moves in a skimpy top and a pair of pink shorts with a 21-inch waistband, courtesy of famed costume designer Edith Head. She had no lines in the film.
During filming, Hitchcock asked her what kinds of pie she liked and disliked. She told him she loathed pumpkin pie. When it came time to film her character's reaction to finding a strangled dog, he presented her with pumpkin pie served with "crude Cockney jokes" to prompt an adverse response. On the last day of filming, Hitchcock and some of the cast presented her with a cake in the shape of her voluptuous figure. "It had the breasts and everything!" she said.
Hitchcock told Darcy that she should get an agent and that if she studied Anton Chekov in Europe, he could make her a movie star when she returned. She ignored both pieces of advice and thought he was joking about the latter. She was only paid $350 for her work in Rear Window and had a sporadic acting career. Her most substantive role was in the Chubby Checker film Don't Knock the Twist (1962). She played Madge Albright, a "dancing firestorm" who is part of a brother-sister dance team. She also appeared in the films Women and Bloody Terror (1969) and The Delta Factor (1970).
On television, she played Gypsy, an irreverent secretary for the title father-son team of lawyers in Harrigan and Son, played by Pat O'Brien and Roger Perry. She also had guest appearances on Lee Marvin's M Squad, the Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse and Mike Connors's Mannix.
Darcy was the subject of the 2004 documentary short film Remembering Miss Torso by director Malcolm Venville.
She died of natural causes and was survived by her husband of thirty years, actor Byron Palmer. She was said to be the last surviving credited cast member of Rear Window. However, Frank Cady, who appeared as the Thorwalds' upstairs neighbor, survived until 2012 and Harry Landers, who played Miss Lonelyheart's suitor, is alive as of 2015. Rand Harper, who played the uncredited role of the honeymooning groom, also survives.
Elle travaille à Broadway sur Les hommes préfèrent les blondes et participe au Ed Sullivan Show.
Elle n'avait que 17 ans lorsqu'elle fut choisie pour son rôle dans Fenêtre sur cour. Elle ne savait pas qui était Hitchcock quand ils se sont rencontrés et ne se considérait pas comme une actrice. Il lui suggéra de se trouver un agent mais elle ne suivit pas ce conseil et par conséquent ne fut payée que 350 $ pour sa prestation dans le film.
Le dernier jour du tournage, qui était celui de son 18e anniversaire, Hitchcock et une partie de la distribution lui remirent un gâteau qui avait la forme de son corps.
En août 1955, elle épouse l'acteur Jack Donohue à Acapulco (Mexique), dont elle divorce peu de temps après, puis épouse Edward I. Gelb en 1968, dont elle divorce l'année suivante. Son dernier mariage, avec l'acteur Byron Palmer, a lieu en juin 1974.
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Georgine Darcy
Birth name Georgine F. Werger
Nationality USA
Birth 14 january 1933 at Brooklyn (USA)
Death 18 july 2004 (at 71 years) at California (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 14 january 1933 at Brooklyn (USA)
Death 18 july 2004 (at 71 years) at California (USA)
Born in Brooklyn, Darcy's mother urged her to become a stripper to make a "fast buck". Instead, she became a dancer, dancing with the New York City Ballet, and a model. At age 16, she left home and traveled by bus to California.
In 1954 she was cast in Rear Window. She did not even know who Hitchcock was and did not consider herself an actress. Hitchcock had selected her based on a publicity photo of her wearing a black leotard and green feather boa. In Rear Window, she played one of the neighbors of protagonist L. B. Jeffries (Jimmy Stewart), a wheelchair-bound photographer who passes the time spying on the other tenants of his apartment building. Her nameless character, who was dubbed "Miss Torso", practiced her dance moves in a skimpy top and a pair of pink shorts with a 21-inch waistband, courtesy of famed costume designer Edith Head. She had no lines in the film.
During filming, Hitchcock asked her what kinds of pie she liked and disliked. She told him she loathed pumpkin pie. When it came time to film her character's reaction to finding a strangled dog, he presented her with pumpkin pie served with "crude Cockney jokes" to prompt an adverse response. On the last day of filming, Hitchcock and some of the cast presented her with a cake in the shape of her voluptuous figure. "It had the breasts and everything!" she said.
Hitchcock told Darcy that she should get an agent and that if she studied Anton Chekov in Europe, he could make her a movie star when she returned. She ignored both pieces of advice and thought he was joking about the latter. She was only paid $350 for her work in Rear Window and had a sporadic acting career. Her most substantive role was in the Chubby Checker film Don't Knock the Twist (1962). She played Madge Albright, a "dancing firestorm" who is part of a brother-sister dance team. She also appeared in the films Women and Bloody Terror (1969) and The Delta Factor (1970).
On television, she played Gypsy, an irreverent secretary for the title father-son team of lawyers in Harrigan and Son, played by Pat O'Brien and Roger Perry. She also had guest appearances on Lee Marvin's M Squad, the Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse and Mike Connors's Mannix.
Darcy was the subject of the 2004 documentary short film Remembering Miss Torso by director Malcolm Venville.
She died of natural causes and was survived by her husband of thirty years, actor Byron Palmer. She was said to be the last surviving credited cast member of Rear Window. However, Frank Cady, who appeared as the Thorwalds' upstairs neighbor, survived until 2012 and Harry Landers, who played Miss Lonelyheart's suitor, is alive as of 2015. Rand Harper, who played the uncredited role of the honeymooning groom, also survives.
Biography
Née à Brooklyn, New York, sa mère l'encouragea à devenir strip-teaseuse pour se faire de l'argent rapidement. Mais Georgine Darcy choisit de devenir danseuse classique. Encouragée par Todd Bolender, elle rencontra George Balanchine qui l'engagea dans la troupe du New York City Ballet pendant deux ans. Elle fit ensuite un peu de mannequinat avant de partir pour la Californie à 16 ans.Elle travaille à Broadway sur Les hommes préfèrent les blondes et participe au Ed Sullivan Show.
Elle n'avait que 17 ans lorsqu'elle fut choisie pour son rôle dans Fenêtre sur cour. Elle ne savait pas qui était Hitchcock quand ils se sont rencontrés et ne se considérait pas comme une actrice. Il lui suggéra de se trouver un agent mais elle ne suivit pas ce conseil et par conséquent ne fut payée que 350 $ pour sa prestation dans le film.
Le dernier jour du tournage, qui était celui de son 18e anniversaire, Hitchcock et une partie de la distribution lui remirent un gâteau qui avait la forme de son corps.
En août 1955, elle épouse l'acteur Jack Donohue à Acapulco (Mexique), dont elle divorce peu de temps après, puis épouse Edward I. Gelb en 1968, dont elle divorce l'année suivante. Son dernier mariage, avec l'acteur Byron Palmer, a lieu en juin 1974.
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Don't Knock the Twist (1962)
, 1h29Directed by Oscar Rudolph
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Lang Jeffries, Georgine Darcy, Nydia Westman, Frank Albertson, Mari Blanchard, Bess Flowers
Roles Madge Albright
Rating51%
Many twist dancers' meet in preparation for the TV variety show called "The Twist." While the special is still in the production stages, jealousies lead to problems - and a whole lot of dancing.
Rear Window (1954)
, 1h49Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Themes Assassinat, Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities
Actors James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, Raymond Burr, Judith Evelyn
Roles Miss Torso
Rating84%
After breaking his leg photographing a racetrack accident, professional photographer L. B. "Jeff" Jefferies (James Stewart) is confined to his Greenwich Village apartment, using a wheelchair while he recuperates. His rear window looks out onto a small courtyard and several other apartments. During a summer heat wave, he passes the time by watching his neighbors, who keep their windows open to stay cool. The tenants he can see include a dancer he nicknames "Miss Torso", a lonely woman he nicknames "Miss Lonelyhearts", a composer-pianist, several married couples, a middle-aged sculptor, and Lars Thorwald (Raymond Burr), a traveling jewelry salesman with a bedridden wife.