She was a model for Disney’s animated heroine in “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” and with her husband epitomized the clean-cut, all-American dance team of Hollywood musicals.



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Dancer Marge Champion, who modeled for ‘Snow White’ animators, dead at 101

Marge Champion, the famed actress, dancer and model, has died at 101, according to The Hollywood Reporter and The New York Times.

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Marge Champion, actress, dancer and 'Snow White' model, dead at 101, reports say

She was a dancer-actress in Golden Age movies, Broadway musicals and television shows.

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Marge Champion, legendary dancer and ‘Snow White’ model, dead at 101

The live-action model for Disney’s 1937 film later hoofed across the screen in a popular husband-and-wife duo.

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Marge Champion, dancer who brought Disney’s Snow White to life, dies at 101

Marge Champion, a longtime dancer, Emmy-winning choreographer and motion reference for Disney's "Snow White," dies at 101.

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Marge Champion, famed dancer of Hollywood's Golden Age, dies at 101

As a teenager, Marge Champion was paid around $10 a day to move as Snow White for the all-male Walt Disney animation team.

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Marge Champion: Snow White model, actress and dancer dies aged 101

Marge Champion served as the real-life model for Snow White before becoming an Emmy award-winning actress with a shining career on Broadway.

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Actress who was model for Snow White in Disney classic dies aged 101

Marge Champion, a dancer and actor who served as the real-life model for Disney’s 1937 animated classic “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” died on Wednesday in Los Angeles, according to The New York Times. She was 101. Champion and her husband, Gower Champion, also had great success as dance partners and choreographers for Broadway […]

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Marge Champion, Dancer, Actor and Model for ‘Snow White,’ Dies at 101

Marge Champion, a dancer who achieved nationwide television fame in the 1950s with her husband and dance partner Gower Champion and even then had already contributed to cinema history as a movement model for three classic Walt Disney animated films, died Wednesday in Los Angeles. She was 101. Her death was announced by her son […]

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Marge Champion Dies: Golden Age TV Dancer, Model For Disney’s Snow White Was 101

Marge Champion, the dancer-choreographer-actor who was the real-life model for Disney’s ‘Snow White’, has died. She was 101 years old.She died on Wednesday in Los Angeles, dance instructor Pierre Dulaine was quoted as saying by The Hollywood Reporter. Her death was also confirmed by Gregg Champion to the New York Times. He reportedly told the paper that she had been living with him for the past six months due to the ongoing pandemic.Besides Greg…

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Hollywood’s ‘Snow White’ Marge Champion dies at 101

The actress and award-winning choreographer who served as a model for Disney's animated beloved characters like Snow White and Blue Fairy has passed away at the age of 101.

Marge Champion, Actress, Dancer and Model for Snow White, Dies at 101

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