Name Ivy Sawyer Role Dancer | Spouse Joseph Santley | |
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Died November 16, 1999, California, United States Children Joseph Santley, Betty Santley People also search for Joseph Santley, Betty Santley, Laurene Santley | ||
Ivy Sawyer (February 13, 1898 – November 16, 1999) was an American cabaret and ballroom dancer, singer, and stage actress.
Ivy Sawyer danced professionally with John Jarrot until she met and married fellow dancer/actor Joseph Santley. The two would dance and perform on stage together primarily in musical comedies for nearly two decades. They made their Broadway debut together in 1916 in "Betty" at the Globe Theatre and two years later played in the musical comedy "Oh, My Dear!" at the Princess Theatre.
The two appeared in the famous Irving Berlin "Music Box Revues" of the 1920s and later toured the United States, performing at major venues such as the National Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Personal life and death
Where their dancing career ended, they moved to Los Angeles, California where her husband became a successful director of musical comedy films. They had three children.
Ivy Sawyer-Santley died in California in 1999 at the age of 101.