Arnst, Bobbe (1903–1980)
Arnst, Bobbe (1903–1980)
American theater dancer. Born Oct 11, 1903, in New York, NY; died Nov 25, 1980, in Los Angeles, California.
At 15, made debut on Broadway in Greenwich Village Follies of 1924; worked as vocalist and danced in musical comedies (1920s), including on tour with Ted Lewis Band; returned to Broadway in A la Carte (1927), followed by Le Maire's Affairs (1927), and sang "Isn't She a Pretty Thing" in Rosalie; performed as dance satirist in plays by Kaufman and Hart such as The Fabulous Invalid (1930) and You Can't Take It With You; appeared at New York clubs with satirical acts (1930s–40s), and in the films Wine, Women and Song (1933), Torch Singer (1933) and Beloved (1934), among others.
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