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Astaire, Fred
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
ASTAIRE, Fred Nationality: American. Born: Fred...New York, 1966. Hackl, Alfons, Fred Astaire and His Work, Vienna, 1970. Kobal...New York, 1970. Thompson, Howard, Fred Astaire: A Pictorial Treasury of His Films...
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Top Hat
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...designer: Bernard Newman; choreographers: Fred Astaire with Hermes Pan. Cast: Fred Astaire (Jerry Travers ); Ginger Rogers (Dale Tremont...Hobbs (Call boy ). Publications Books: Astaire, Fred, Steps in Time, New York, 1959. Springer...
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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...Drouin, Fréderique, Fred Astaire, Paris, 1986. Brion, Patrick...
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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...
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Sandrich, Mark
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...The best known are the several Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers musicals that he...that allowed for the creation of Astaire-Rogers as one of the 1930's...comedy to mold a bland-looking Fred Astaire from a stage dancer/singer into...
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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...became more character bound, employing such stars as Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, and Gene Kelly to add a warmth and...
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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...whom she teamed could match her tap virtuosity; only Fred Astaire in Broadway Melody of 1940 proved an equal partner...
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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...
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Porter, Cole
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...New York, 1935. 103 Lyrics of Cole Porter, edited by Fred Lounsberry, New York, 1954. The Cole Porter Song Book...tailor-made material for a wide range of talents, from Fred Astaire to Ethel Merman to Bing Crosby. Porter was born on a...
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Rogers, Ginger
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...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...
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