Proper noun
Verdon (plural Verdons)
A surname.
After originating the role of Roxie opposite Chita Rivera in Chicago, Verdon focused on film acting, playing character roles in movies such as The Cotton Club (1984), Cocoon (1985) and Cocoon: The Return (1988). Source: Internet
Avro was founded on 1 January 1910 by Alliott Verdon Roe at the Brownsfield Mill on Great Ancoats Street in Manchester. Source: Internet
In 1999, Verdon served as artistic consultant on a plotless Broadway musical designed to showcase examples of classic Fosse choreography. Source: Internet
Personal life Verdon had two husbands, tabloid reporter James Henaghan (married 1942, divorced 1947) and Bob Fosse (married 1960, his death 1987). Source: Internet
Gwen Verdon was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1981. Source: Internet
Her brother was William Farrell Verdon (August 1, 1923–June 10, 1991). Source: Internet