Gilda Gray (1901-1959), Polish-born American actress and dancer who popularized a dance called "the shimmy"

It was directed by Robert G. Vignola and starred Gilda Gray.

Aloma of the South Seas is a 1926 silent film starring Gilda Gray as an erotic dancer.

The origin of the name is often attributed to Gilda Gray, a Polish emigrant to America.

An obituary published in Time magazine claimed that Gilda Gray was reportedly married at 11 and became a mother at 12.

By the time of her death at the age of 58 from a second heart attack, on December 22, 1959, Gilda Gray was again in financial trouble.

Gilda Gray, Polish-born dancer and actress (died 1959)

December 20 - Gilda Gray, dancer, 58 (heart attack)

December 22 - Gilda Gray, Polish-born dancer and actress (b. 1901)

October 24 - Gilda Gray, Polish-born dancer and actress (d. 1959)