Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
2019•1h 16m•7.3•Released
Documentary
Merely Marvelous is a celebration of the art and life of Broadway's greatest dancing star, Gwen Verdon. She overcame many obstacles, including rickets, the Hollywood system, a loveless first marriage and a difficult second marriage to choreographer/director Bob Fosse, to become a multi-Tony Award-winning performer. Gwen's life is told through interviews with family members and theatre associates as well as a mine of rare footage from her Broadway and Hollywood careers. Merely Marvelous is the story of a brave woman who rose to the very top of her profession.
Director
Ken Bloom
Writer
Ken Bloom, Dennis Fill, Chris Johnson
Languages
English
Cast
Gwen Verdon
Self (archive footage)
Bob Fosse
Self (archive footage)
Nicole Fosse
Self
Jim Henagan Jr.
Self
Chita Rivera
Self
Charlotte d'Amboise
Self
Harvey Evans
Self
Tab Hunter
Self
Lee Roy Reams
Self
Helen Gallagher
Self
Candy Ann Brown
Self
John Bowab
Self
Mimi Quillin
Self
Recommended
7.1
Katy Perry: Part of Me
2012
6.8
Halftime
2022
7.3
Dolly Parton: Here I Am
2019
8.4
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
2022
7.1
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
2021
7.9
Tupac: Resurrection
2003
7.2
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
2022
7.2
Love, Gilda
2018
6.6
The Kid Stays in the Picture
2002
7.3
Whitney
2018
6.5
American Symphony
2023
7.9
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
7.1
I Am Chris Farley
2015
6.6
The Beach Boys
2024
8
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
2019
7.2
Sly
2023
6.9
The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
1998
7.1
Lucy and Desi
2022
7.5
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
2018
8.8
Selena y Los Dinos: A Family's Legacy
2025
Similar Movies
6
Arne Sucksdorff: Uma Vida Documentando a Vida
2004
6.8
The Mentors: Kings of Sleaze Rockumentary
2017
6
The Many Lives of Jorge Semprún
2023
10
Zinet, Algiers, Happiness
2023
6
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
1998
3.3
Cracked Not Broken
2005
Fendrich über Fendrich: Zum 60. Geburtstag
2015
In the Eyes
2009
7
The Comeback
1980
7
The Cinema According to Dalí
2010
8.3
Albert Camus, la tragédie du bonheur
1999
8.5
JonBenét Ramsey: What Really Happened?
2021
8.5
Geraldine Ferraro: Paving The Way
2013
Journey to the UFC: Joe Pyfer
2024
7
Paul Grimault, image par image
2003
10
Gary Hemming, le beatnik des cimes
1996
7.7
Dearly Departed
2006
My Opposition: The Diaries of Friedrich Kellner
2007
7.3
Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget
2009
7.7
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
1998