Memoirs in Toe Shoes: The Unabashed Autobiography of "Chiquita" of the World-famous Dance Team "Chiquita & Johnson"

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FictionSpin, 2004 - Biography & Autobiography - 299 pages
The unabashed autobiography of 'Chiquita' of the world- famous dance team 'Chiquita & Johnson.' They dazzled audiences in nightclubs and on TV shows in the 1950s and 1960s. This is the first printing of this amusing, delightful, and engaging book.

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About the author (2004)

Following her acclaimed dance career, ERNA SEGAL became a successful novelist and screenwriter. Writing under the pen name ERNA OLINGER, she authored the science thriller "BioHazard Red" as well as the classic science fiction novel "The Ademian Line," and the psychological thriller "Transfers." MEMOIRS IN TOE SHOES was written in the early 1970s. This is its first publication.

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TitleMemoirs in Toe Shoes: The Unabashed Autobiography of "Chiquita" of the World-famous Dance Team "Chiquita & Johnson"
AuthorErna Segal
Editionillustrated
PublisherFictionSpin, 2004
ISBN0972400753, 9780972400756
Length299 pages
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Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts
Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs
Performing Arts / Dance / General
  
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