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Dancer Charisse Dies

By The Associated Press

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Published: Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Updated: Sunday, July 20, 2008

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Associated Press

In this undated file photo, Fred Astaire, right, and Cyd Charisse dance in the 1953 film "The Band Wagon." Charisse, the long-legged Texas beauty who danced with the Ballet Russe as a teenager and starred in MGM musicals with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, died Tuesday.