Hilda Ferguson

[1] Ferguson's first mention as an entertainer came on June 23, 1922, when she was noted as a "Bathing Beach Revue" member at Murray's Cabaret on 42nd Street.Ferguson's primary claim to fame in entertainment was as a Ziegfeld girl, renowned for her "Great Shimmy Dance," reportedly performed in an elaborate feathered headdress.[4] After her last show, Ferguson announced a plan to marry Aaron Benesch, a sixty-year-old millionaire; the wedding never happened.She was romantically linked to various men, including the actor George Raft, composer Arthur Gershwin, and bootlegger Nucky Johnson.[5] She had a serious drinking problem and has been described as "the blonde darling of the underworld who could pour an incredible amount of straight gin through her pert rosebud lips."
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