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Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire , 1899-1987, American dancer, actor, and singer, b. Omaha, Nebr., as Frederick Austerlitz. After 1911 he and his sister Adele formed a successful Broadway vaudeville team. After his sister retired, Astaire became a film actor (1933). He became known as a debonair song-and-dance man, par... Read more
musicals
musicals earlier known as musical comedy, plays that incorporate music, song, and dance. These elements move with the plot, heightening and commenting on the action. Mixing the sprightly songs and sketchy plots of operetta with the topical numbers of the revue , musical comedy began in En... Read more
motion pictures
motion pictures movie-making as an art and an industry, including its production techniques, its creative artists, and the distribution and exhibition of its products (see also motion picture photography ; Motion Picture Cameras under camera ). Origins Experiments in photographing mov... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to " Fred Astaire"

Astaire, Fred
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography Fred Astaire Born: May 10, 1899 Omaha, Nebraska Died...American actor, dancer, and choreographer Fred Astaire was a famous dancer and choreographer...and Hollywood musicals. Early years Fred Astaire was born Frederick Austerlitz on May... Read more
Fred Astaire
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Fred Astaire Fred Astaire (1899-1987) was a preeminent dancer...figures in ballet and modern dance. Fred Astaire, born Frederick Austerlitz on May 10...the course of his long film career, Fred Astaire appeared in 212 musical numbers, of... Read more
Funny Face
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...Face (1927), a musical comedy by Fred Thompson , Paul Gerard Smith (book...straitlaced guardian Jimmie Reeves ( Fred Astaire ) refuses to allow Frankie ( Adele...dancing. It was in this show that Fred Astaire first danced in evening clothes... Read more
Lady, be Good!
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...musical comedy by Guy Bolton , Fred Thompson (book), George Gershwin...perf.] After Dick Trevor ( Fred Astaire ) rebuffs Josephine Vanderwater...and his sister Susie ( Adele Astaire ) from an apartment building...growing reputation of the Astaires. Read more
SIC 7911 Dance Studios, Schools, and Halls
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries ...Arthur Murray International and Fred Astaire Dance Studios, cater to adults...million in 1920. Arthur Murray and Fred Astaire, the namesakes of the twentieth...in 2001 and $60 million in 2002. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers inspired young... Read more
Gay Divorce
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...Tonetti ( Erik Rhodes). But Guy ( Fred Astaire ), who has fallen in love with Mimi...Who?; Mister and Missus Fitch. In Astaire's only Broadway appearance without...x201C;Night and Day” and Astaire's superb performance, his last on... Read more
Rogers, Ginger
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Rogers, Ginger (1911–95) US actress and dancer. Rogers became famous in the 1930s for several film musicals co-starring Fred Astaire , including Flying Down To Rio (1933) and Top Hat (1934). She also appeared on stage. Read more
Rita Hayworth
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...memorable moments: dance routines with Fred Astaire in You'll Never Get Rich (1941...celebrity status when she starred as Fred Astaire's dance partner in You'll Never...and You Were Never Lovelier, with Fred Astaire. As her career skyrocketed, however... Read more
Hayworth, Rita
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...1941) established her sultry, temptress image. She was the dancing partner of both Gene Kelly in Cover Girl (1944), and Fred Astaire in You Were Never Lovelier (1941). Orson Welles (one of her four husbands) directed her in The Lady From Shanghai (1948... Read more
George Cooper Stevens
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Irene Dunne, Ginger Rogers, Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Fred Astaire, and Carole Lombard. While most of these films were...Alice Adams. The following year he worked with dancers Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers on a film featuring songs by Jerome... Read more

Dictionary entries related to " Fred Astaire"

Astaire, Fred
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ASTAIRE, Fred Nationality: American. Born: Fred Austerlitz...Dancing , New York, 1966. Hackl, Alfons, Fred Astaire and His Work , Vienna, 1970. Kobal, John...Dance , New York, 1970. Thompson, Howard, Fred Astaire: A Pictorial Treasury of His Films , New... Read more
Top Hat
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...costume designer: Bernard Newman; choreographers: Fred Astaire with Hermes Pan. Cast: Fred Astaire ( Jerry Travers ); Ginger Rogers ( Dale Tremont...Peter Hobbs ( Call boy ). Publications Books: Astaire, Fred, Steps in Time , New York, 1959. Springer... Read more
The Band Wagon
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...direction: Michael Kidd. Cast: Fred Astaire ( Tony Hunter ); Cyd Charisse...Paul Byrd ). Publications Books: Astaire, Fred, Steps in Time , New York, 1959...1985. Drouin, Fr é derique, Fred Astaire , Paris, 1986. Brion, Patrick... Read more
Pan, Hermes
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...moved to Hollywood. Pan first met Fred Astaire on the set of Flying Down to Rio...professional modesty and professionalism. Astaire once told Pan that he was the only person who could dance the way Astaire did. They became very close friends... Read more
Sandrich, Mark
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...legendary performances. The best known are the several Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers musicals that he made at RKO. No matter...experience in screen comedy to mold a bland-looking Fred Astaire from a stage dancer/singer into a lively and charming... Read more
Rogers, Ginger
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...musical comedy Top Speed ; 1930 — feature film debut in Young Man of Manhattan ; 1933 — first film with Fred Astaire, Flying Down to Rio ; 1951 — on Broadway in Love and Let Love : later stage work in Hello, Dolly! in New York... Read more
Kelly, Gene
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...While still in college, had song-and-dance act with his brother Fred; assisted his mother in her dance school, and opened the Gene...Cheyenne Social Club 1976 That's Entertainment, Part Two (co-d with Astaire, + ro as host) Publications By KELLY: articles — Interview... Read more
Powell, Eleanor
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...technique ultimately classified her as a solo performer. As Fred Astaire said in Steps in Time , "She 'put 'em down' like a man...whom she teamed could match her tap virtuosity; only Fred Astaire in Broadway Melody of 1940 proved an equal partner... Read more
Edens, Roger
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...fell on Ethel Merman, Eleanor Powell, Mickey Rooney, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, and, most especially, Judy Garland. His...became more character bound, employing such stars as Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, and Gene Kelly to add a warmth and personality... Read more
Buchanan, Jack
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...attired in top hat and tails, Buchanan was hailed by many critics as the British Fred Astaire, and although his dancing style was far more simplistic than Astaire's, Buchanan did possess the same relaxed manner. Buchanan made his film debut as... Read more

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Fred Astaire, RIP.
Magazine article from: National Review; 7/17/1987; 530 words ; Fred Astaire, RIP ONE CAN'T really say that one mourns the deathof an artist who, like Fred Astaire, ended his career 18 years ago. Not since...viewers will be able to see the miracle of Fred Astaire. No one will know what it was like to... Read more
Remembering Fred Astaire.(Arts & Culture)
Magazine article from: Catholic New Times; 9/7/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...class? F-r-e-d. Fred Astaire, born Fred Austerlitz in Omaha...fantasy with the same Fred who would play...moment with Mr. Astaire. I returned to...that one, Mister Astaire, and he would answer...one more time. Fred Astaire was the consummate... Read more
A tap dancer named Fred: Astaire survived his infamous screen test: "Can't act. Can't sing. Balding. Can dance a little.".(Fred Austerlitz)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 5/1/2008; ; 677 words ; ...to look down for Fred. He was like a Laurel...13-years-younger Gene Kelly, Astaire was never really...definitely loaded against Astaire. It was the celebrated...unforgettable verdict on Fred: Can't act. Can't...in dance heaven. Fred and Ginger were pretty...all there were 10 Fred and ... Read more
Ginger Rogers. (Hollywood star and Fred Astaire's dancing partner)(Obituary)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 7/1/1995; 607 words ; ...Hollywood star who is recalled as the most memorable of Fred Astaire's dancing partners, died at her home in Rancho Mirage...breakthrough at the age of twenty-two, when she was paired with Astaire in Flying Down to Rio (1933), where their dance number... Read more
In Fred's steps: Jeffry Denman idolized Astaire--then one clay he heard about White Christmas.(on broadway)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 12/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...created in the movies by his idol, Fred Astaire, and later by another master of...1942 movie Holiday Inn. Crosby and Astaire played two thirds of a nightclub...partner, who stays in showbiz with the Astaire character while Crosby buys a farm... Read more
From spark to sparkle the road to perfection.(Astaire and Rogers Collection, vol. 2)(Video recording review)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; Astaire a Rogers Collection Volume...before showing a snippet of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers doing the...Hollywood. The movie is part of Astaire Rogers Collection Volume 2...which the slightly tentative Astaire and Rogers of Flying Down to Rio develop into Fred and Ginger --possibly ... Read more
Dancing in the dark: Astaire and Rogers made sweet screen magic.(DANCE MAGAZINE RECOMMENDS)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 12/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...committed to film by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers...dancing. So here comes Fred, tapping furiously...trying to sleep. Astaire gets so much of the...expressly for Rogers and Astaire. The plot centers...fairly silly. But when Fred sings They Can't... Read more
Fred and Ginger: A Vision of Emersonian Hollywood? (Book Review).(Book Review)
Magazine article from: CineAction; 3/22/2002; ; 700+ words ; Astaire & Rogers By Edward Gallafent...Hollywood's most iconic couple, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Gallafent, the...legendary screen team. Near the start of Astaire & Rogers he states that he does...the truism that the plots of the Astaire-Rogers musicals are so flimsy and... Read more
FRED HUGHES: 1943 - 2001 A CELEBRATION.
Magazine article from: Interview; 4/1/2001; 700+ words ; ...right there beside him, bringing his own voice to Interview. Fred was like that Woody Allen film, The Purple Rose of Cairo...With his black slicked-back hair and impeccable style, Fred always looked like he'd stepped out of a '30s musical. Everything was fun and charmed with Fred. He danced like ... Read more
TRANSITIONS.(obituaries of Fred Kelly, Betty Orman)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 8/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...enthusiasm for life and the gift of gab as Fred Kelly was. When his stories began to...World's Fair to earn money for college, and Fred later received his degree in history...performance with Cab Calloway's orchestra. Fred boasted of dancing with luminaries such as Catherine Littlefield and Adele ... Read more