Cyd Charisse dies at 86

I'm sad to report that the dancer and actress Cyd Charisse passed away in Los Angeles yesterday of an apparent heart attack. Though her performing career spanned several decades, she's best known for her appearances with the two great stars of Hollywood musicals, Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. The clip below, from Singin' in the Rain's "Broadway Melody" sequence, is vintage Charisse:

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