Nita Bieber

Nita Bieber (born July 18, 1926 in Los Angeles , California - † February 4, 2019 in Rancho Palos Verdes , California) was an American actress and dancer .

Life

Nita Bieber was born in Los Angeles in 1926. She grew up in a musical family: her father was a pianist , her mother a dancer. Like her four younger siblings, Nita began taking dance lessons at the age of five. After graduating from Hollywood High School, Bieber performed with the United Service Organizations in front of US troops during World War II . After the war she became a member of the Jack Cole Dancers , with whom she toured the United States for five months.

In 1946, Bieber signed with Columbia Pictures and appeared in several minor supporting roles over the next two years. This included appearances as a dancer in Der Jazzsänger and as Hilda in the short film Rhythm and Weep by the comedian trio The Three Stooges . In 1948 a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer followed . She has also appeared in Universal Studios films . Her best-known role was played by Bieber in 1950 as Sarah Higgins in the musical Summer Stock at the side of Judy Garland and Gene Kelly . In 1955 she ended her career as an actress. In total, Bieber appeared in a dozen films in her career, which lasted only nine years.

In addition to her work as an actress, Bieber was seen as the cover girl of several major magazines, including 1949 for Life Magazine .

In the early 1950s, Bieber founded her own dance group , The Nita Bieber Dancers , with whom she appeared in two episodes of the television show The Colgate Comedy Hour with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis . They also performed at El Rancho Vegas and the New Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas .

Nita Bieber had been married to the dentist Jack Wall since 1949 and was the mother of two children. She lived in Avalon, California, until her death in early February 2019 .

Filmography

1946: Talk About A Lady
1946: Rhythm and Weep (short film)
1946: The Jazz Singer (The Jolson Story)
1947: The Lone Wolf in Mexico
1947: Little Miss Broadway
1947: News Hounds
1950: A Lady Without Passport
1950: Summer Stock
1950: Jerry Gray and the Band of Today
1951: The Prince Who Was a Thief
1952: Don Cornell Sings (short film)
1954: The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV show, two episodes)
1955: Kismet

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Mike Barnes: Nita Bieber, Former Dancer, Actress and MGM Contract Player, Dies at 92. In: The Hollywood Reporter . February 6, 2019, accessed February 7, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Bieber, Nita
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American actress and dancer
DATE OF BIRTH	July 18, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH	Los Angeles , California , United States
DATE OF DEATH	4th February 2019
Place of death	Rancho Palos Verdes , California, United States

[1] Mike Barnes: Nita Bieber, Former Dancer, Actress and MGM Contract Player, Dies at 92. In: The Hollywood Reporter . February 6, 2019, accessed February 7, 2019 .