<p> She was born Virginia Katherine McMath, but the world would come to know her—and love her—as Ginger Rogers: Broadway star, Academy Award-winning actress, and the ultimate on-screen dancing partner of the inimitable Fred Astaire. In <i>Ginger: My Story</i>, the legendary entertainer shares the triumphs of a remarkable career that began when she won a Texas dancing contest at age fourteen; the joys and heartbreaks of her five marriages; her relationships with some of Hollywood's major leading men, including Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, and damaged daredevil billionaire Howard Hughes; and the strength of her religious convictions that got her through thick and thin. </p> <p> Lavishly illustrated with rare photographs from the author's personal collection, <i>Ginger</i> is an enthralling, behind-the-scenes tour of Hollywood life during the Golden Age of movies by one of its most enduring stars. </p>