Person

Irene Castle

Specialty: Acting
Birth: April 16, 1893 · 75 years
Death: January 25, 1969
Origin: New Rochelle, New York, USA

Technical Alias

Mrs. Vernon Castle

Professional Trajectory

Irene Castle and her husband Vernon Castle (born Vernon Blyth) were the best known ballroom dancers of the early 20th C. Beginning about 1914 they operated several clubs and studios in the NYC area, toured the country dancing, and were able to charge as much as a thousand dollars an hour for lessons.