[Dancer Bert May]

 

Thanks for thinking of Bert. I will be talking to my cousin Bert about whether he would like to record his experiences.

 

 

[Re: Dancer Bert May]

Thanks again for thinking of my cousin Bert. I am going to talk to him this week about recording his experiences in his life. Hope he would do something like that.

[Dancer Bert May]

Glad you went out to dinner with my cousin Bert and had a good time and that he is doing well.

[Dancer Bert May]

I am Bert May's cousin. He was my mom's 1st cousin. My grandmother and Bert's Father were brother and sister. He is fine and lives in South Dakota. I just spoke with him not too long ago. We keep wanting him to move back to California. He should do an interview with Turner Classic Movies. He was in everything. His first role was in the Thin Man Comes Home with William Powell and Myrna Loy. He played a young sailor and dances with Myrna Loy in this film. Among many things he was in Fred Astaire's television specials that featured another dancer Barrie Chase. He was in films with Judy Garland and was in her stage shows. Our family saw that one at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. He was also a regular dancer every week on the Andy Williams Show. He also played the upside down man on the Dick Van Dyke Show. That can be seen on the internet. He was a featured dancer with Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando in the film Guys and Dolls. One of the many scenes he was in was in the Sewer where he danced to Luck be a Lady tonite with all his signature moves. He also was in another scene singing alongside Sinatra and all the cast singing Sit down your rocking the boat. from the Music Man to dancing with Barbra Streisand in Hello Dolly as one of the waiters to dancing with Jane Lleigh in the movie Bye Bye Birdie, he's done it all. Too many roles to mention. Oh another good one was The Bandwagon in his beautiful yellow sweater and directed by vincent minelli. He is mentioned by name by Liza Minelli in her narration of the disc The Bandwagon He is our beloved family member. Well, I could go on and on but will stop for now.

Thanks to all for thinking and of remembering our wonderful cousin Bert. Forgot to mention at his 80th Birthday celebration that took place in Las Vegas at my sister's home back in 2004 he danced for all our family. I , myself, remember as a teen back in 1968 dancing with him at my other cousin's wedding. What a thrill!