Biography:Harriet Hoctor was born on 25 September 1905 in Hoosick Falls, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Shall We Dance (1937), The Great Ziegfeld (1936) and Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue (1938). She died on 9 June 1977 in Arlington, Virginia, USA. Harriet Hoctor was a ballerina and actress. Composer George Gershwin composed a symphonic orchestral piece specifically for Hoctor in the film Shall We Dance.