Lucille Bremer


Dancer
Lucille Bremer

About

Birth Place
Amsterdam, New York, USA
Born
February 21, 1917
Died
April 16, 1996
Cause of Death
Complications After A Heart Attack

Family & Companions

Arthur Freed
Companion
Producer. Together in early 1940s.
Abelardo Rodriguez
Husband
Married in 1948; divorced in 1971; son of former president of Mexico.

Biography

Life Events

1929

Danced with Philadelphia Opera Company ballet

1939

Hired as dancer with the Rockettes

1944

First film as actress, "Meet Me in Saint Louis"

1948

Made last films, "The Adventures of Casanova", "Ruthless" and "Behind Locked Doors"

Photo Collections

Yolanda and the Thief - Lobby Cards
Here are a few Lobby Cards from Yolanda and the Thief (1945), starring Fred Astaire and directed by Vincente Minnelli. Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.

Videos

Movie Clip

Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) -- (Movie Clip) Real Christmas Spirit Frolicking with snowmen, Christmas 1903, brother Lon (Henry H. Daniels Jr.) put out with Esther, Tootie and Rose (Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Lucille Bremer) over social challenges until family maid Katie (Marjorie Main) finds a solution, in Vincente Minnelli's Meet Me In St. Louis, 1944.
Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) -- (Movie Clip) The Lord And Master Trouble at dinnertime, Mother (Mary Astor) presides, Tootie (Margaret O’Brien) throws bombs, sisters (Judy Garland, Lucille Bremer) attempt composure, grandpa (Harry Davenport) wisecracks then father (Leon Ames) arrives, tangling with maid Katie (Marjorie Main), in Meet Me In St. Louis, 1944.
Yolanda and the Thief -- (Movie Clip) A Day for Love MGM's Freed Unit offers its version of life in a Tyrolean convent school, with camera tricks and a birthday for the heroine (Lucille Bremer) in Yolanda and the Thief, 1945, directed by Vincente Minnelli.
Yolanda and the Thief -- (Movie Clip) Ballet Just the beginning of the sprawling 16-minute ballet sequence, to Harry Warren's music, staged by Eugene Loring, featuring Fred Astaire, from Vincente Minnelli's Yolanda and the Thief, 1945.
Yolanda and the Thief -- (Movie Clip) Coffee Time Skipping the opening, the Fred Astaire and Lucille Bremer portion of "Coffee Time," by Harry Warren and producer Arthur Freed, staged by Eugene Loring, costumes by Irene Sharaff, from MGM's Yolanda and the Thief, 1945.
Yolanda and the Thief -- (Movie Clip) Opening Credits Opening credit sequence for MGM's audacious 1945 musical flop Yolanda and the Thief, starring Fred Astaire and Lucille Bremer, music by Harry Warren and producer Arthur Freed.

Trailer

Family

Christina Battaglia
Daughter
Survived her.
Karen Rodriguez
Daughter
Survived her.
Nicholas Rodriguez
Son
Survived her.
Torre Rodriguez
Son
Survived her.

Companions

Arthur Freed
Companion
Producer. Together in early 1940s.
Abelardo Rodriguez
Husband
Married in 1948; divorced in 1971; son of former president of Mexico.

Bibliography