Kessler Twins
Alice and Ellen Kessler (born 20 August 1936), usually credited as the Kessler Twins (German: die Kessler-Zwillinge; Italian: le gemelle Kessler), are German twin sisters who as singers, dancers and actresses were popular in Europe, especially Germany and Italy, during the 1950s and 1960s.
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The Kessler Twins in 2005 | |
| Born | Alice Kessler Ellen Kessler 20 August 1936 Nerchau, Saxony, Nazi Germany |
| Other names | die Kessler-Zwillinge (in Germany) le gemelle Kessler (in Italy) |
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| Years active | 1942–present |
The Kessler sisters enjoyed a significant degree of popularity in the US as well, making their American television debut on the CBS variety show The Red Skelton Hour and appearing on national television programs such as The Ed Sullivan Show. They also appeared in the 1963 film Sodom and Gomorrah as dancers and were featured on the cover of Life Magazine that same year.
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