Dolly Sisters
| Rose Dolly | |
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| Born |
Rozsika Deutsch October 24, 1892 Balassagyarmat, Hungary |
| Died | February 1, 1970 (aged 77) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale |
| Occupation | Dancer, actress |
| Years active | 1907–1929 |
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| Jenny Dolly | |
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| Born |
Janka Deutsch October 24, 1892 Balassagyarmat, Hungary |
| Died | June 1, 1941 (aged 48) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Suicide by hanging |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale |
| Other names | Jennie Dolly Yansci Dolly |
| Occupation | Dancer, actress |
| Years active | 1907–1929 |
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| Children | 2 |
Rose "Rosie" Dolly (October 25, 1892 – February 1, 1970) and Jenny Dolly (October 25, 1892 – June 1, 1941), known professionally as The Dolly Sisters, were Hungarian-American identical twin dancers and actresses.
The sisters, Rozsika (later known as Rose or Rosie) and Janka (later known as Yansci or Jenny) Deutsch, were born on October 25, 1892, in Balassagyarmat, Hungary. Their parents, Julius and Margaet Deutsch, emigrated to the United States in 1905. As children, the sisters trained as dancers and began earning money in beer halls as early as 1907. Barred for being under age by the New York City stage, they toured the Orpheum Circuit until 1909 when they debuted on the Keith Vaudeville Circuit. The following year, they appeared in the stage production of The Echo. In 1911, Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. signed them to appear in his Ziegfeld Follies for two seasons. Their act was a hit with audiences who enjoyed their glamorous personas.
In 1913, the Dolly Sisters decided to try to forge separate careers. Rosie appeared in The Whirl of the World on stage while Jenny teamed up with dancer Harry Fox (whom she married in 1912) in Honeymoon Express. Jenny and Fox also toured the vaudeville circuit as a dance duo. Both sisters made their film debuts in 1915: Jenny in The Call of the Dance and Rose in Lily and the Rose. The sisters re-teamed in 1916 to appear in Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolic and returned to the vaudeville where they commanded $2,000 a week. In 1918, they appeared in their only film together, the semi-autobiographical The Million Dollar Dollies.
After World War I ended, the Dolly Sisters moved to France where they bought a chateau. They toured the theatres and dance halls of Europe and were courted by numerous wealthy men and royalty including Carol II of Romania, Christian X of Denmark and Alfonso XIII of Spain. On several occasions, the sisters would team up with male dance partners and sell tickets to the performances on the same night in order to create rivalry that would boost ticket sales. As their success continued throughout the early 1920s, they were able to command high salaries. During one engagement at the Moulin Rouge in Paris, the sisters were paid $1,200 a night.
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