Yvonne Printemps

In 1994, the government of France placed her image on a postage stamp. She was continuing to teach tap-dance up to two days before her death from the effects of a stroke. Yvonne Printemps died in the Paris suburb of Neuilly on January 19, 1977. She was brought back to the small screen to play a minor role, as a secretary, in Hawaii Five-0. She continued to perform on stage until she was well into her sixties and remained active with Pierre Fresnay, co-directing the Théâtre de la Michodière in Paris with him until his death in 1975. Her third wedding, in 1958, was to Hawaiian columnist Eddie Sherman, following which she left movies for choreography and semi-retirement. Personifying the grand diva, she made a great spectacle wherever she went with her pet poodles on a leash. They toured together in a nightclub act before being divorced in 1957.

Loving the spotlight, she would be seen draped with jewels and wearing enormous hats. She left Universal and was paired up with dancer Ray McDonald for 1949's Shamrock Hill and 1953's All Ashore, and married him in 1953. Following her divorce from Sacha Guitry, she fell in love with French film star Pierre Fresnay with whom she remained for life. She married James Cross in 1945; they were divorced in 1952. She appeared in nine motion pictures, including the starring role in both the stage and screen versions of "Le Trois Valses.". Her first pairing with O'Connor was 1942's What's Cookin'?, and they appeared in films together throughout World War II. In 1934 she received international acclaim for her performance in the Noel Coward play, "Conversation Piece." She performed in Paris and at London's West End before going to the United States to star on Broadway. Her singing, acting, and dancing skills were noticed by George Murphy, who helped her get a role in 1937's Top of the Town.

Together they performed in a number of his plays bringing the extremely popular 1925 production of "Mozart" to cities in North America, including New York City, Montreal, Quebec and Boston, Massachusetts. Her parents were the Vaudeville team "The Merry Dancing Ryans," and Peggy joined them onstage before she was two years old. In 1919, she married actor-playwright Sacha Guitry. Peggy Ryan (born Margaret O'Rene Ryan on 28 August 1924 in Long Beach, California - 30 October 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada) was an American dancer who starred in a series of movie musicals at Universal Studios tapping with Donald O'Connor. Her voice and stage presence made her a great star at a young age, appearing as a teenager with the greatest stars of the day, Maurice Chevalier and Mistinguett. Hawaii Five-O - 1968 (television series). Nicknamed Printemps (springtime) by her fellow chorus members because of her sunny disposition, she started in operetta, appearing in such works as "Les Contes de Perrault" (1913) and "Le Poilu" (1916). All Ashore - 1953.

Born Yvonne Wignolle, she was dancing in revues at the Folies Bergère in Paris at age 13. Shamrock Hill - 1949. Yvonne Printemps, born July 25, 1895 in Ermont, Île-de-France, France - died January 19, 1977 in Paris, France, was a singer and actress. There's a Girl in My Heart - 1949. Men in Her Diary - 1945. On Stage Everybody - 1945.

That's the Spirit - 1945. Patrick the Great - 1945. Here Come the Co-eds - 1945. Bowery to Broadway - 1944.

Babes on Swing Street - 1944. The Merry Monahans - 1944. This Is the Life - 1944. Chip Off the Old Block - 1944.

Top Man - 1943. Mister Big - 1943. When Johnny Comes Marching Home - 1942. Get Hep to Love - 1942.

Give Out, Sisters - 1942. Private Buckaroo - 1942. Miss Annie Rooney - 1942. Girls' Town - 1942.

What's Cookin'? - 1942. Sailor's Lady - 1940. The Grapes of Wrath - 1940. She Married a Cop - 1939.

The Flying Irishman - 1939. Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue - 1938. Women Men Marry - 1937. Top of the Town - 1937.

The Wedding of Jack and Jill - 1930.