The Oldest Living Ziegfeld Girl
University of Oklahoma
Doris Eaton Travis dances on stage one more time.
At the New Amsterdam Theater on 42nd Street, once home to the Ziegfeld Follies, the oldest living Ziegfeld girl recently took the stage for a charity event. Doris Eaton Travis is 101. She tells Jeff Lunden about her long life and career.
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