Was fashion consultant for the J.C. Penney chain from 1972-75.
Was given the name "Ginger" by her little cousin who couldn't pronounce "Virginia" correctly.
Was good friends with actress Maureen O'Hara since the late 1930s.
Was Hollywood's highest paid star of 1942.
Was named #14 Actress on The AFI 50 Greatest Screen Legends
Was offered the part of Hildy Johnson in His Girl Friday (1940), but she turned it down. As a result Rosalind Russell was cast instead.
When Ginger Rogers received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1992, Robyn Smith, widow of Fred Astaire, withheld all rights to clips of Rogers' scenes with Astaire, demanding payment. The Kennedy Center refused and Rogers received her honor without the retrospective show.