Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz, May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, actor, singer, musician, choreographer, and presenter, whose career in stage, film, and television spanned 76 years. Widely regarded as the "greatest popular-music dancer of all time," he received numerous accolades, including an Honorary Academy Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award.As a dancer, he was known for his uncanny sense of rhythm, creativity, effortless presentation, and tireless perfectionism, which was sometimes a burden to co-workers. His dancing showed elegance, grace, originality, and precision. He drew influences from many sources, including tap, classical dance, and the elevated style of Vernon and Irene Castle. His trademark style greatly influenced the American Smooth style of ballroom dance. He called his eclectic approach "outlaw style", a following an unpredictable and instinctive muse. His motion was economical, yet endlessly nuanced. Jerome Robbins stated, "Astaire's dancing looks so simple, so disarming, so easy, yet the understructure, the way he sets the steps on, over or against the music, is so surprising and inventive."
Astaire's most memorable dancing partnership was with Ginger Rogers, with whom he co-starred in 10 Hollywood musicals during the classic age of Hollywood cinema, including ''Top Hat'' (1935), ''Swing Time'' (1936), and ''Shall We Dance'' (1937).
Astaire's fame grew in films like ''Holiday Inn'' (1942), ''Easter Parade'' (1948), ''The Band Wagon'' (1953), ''Funny Face'' (1957), and ''Silk Stockings'' (1957). For his performance in John Guillermin's disaster film, ''The Towering Inferno'' (1974), Astaire received his only competitive Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
He starred in more than 10 Broadway and West End musicals, made 31 musical films, four television specials, and numerous recordings.
Astaire built his fortune and reputation in a very segregated US society, which did not allow black tap dancers, who pioneered much of the style he used, to receive the recognition they deserved. He himself declared that his own tap heroes were the Nicholas Brothers, Fayard and Harold.
Astaire was honored with the Film Society of Lincoln Center tribute in 1973, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1978, and AFI Life Achievement Award in 1980. He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1972, and the Television Hall of Fame in 1989. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Astaire the fifth-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood cinema in 100 Years... 100 Stars. Provided by Wikipedia
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Steps in time by Astaire, Fred
New York, N.Y. : Da Capo Press, 1981Call Number: Loading…
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Steps in time. by Astaire, Fred
New York : Harper, 1959
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Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers at RKO by Astaire, Fred
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Steppin' out : Astaire sings by Astaire, Fred
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Steppin' out Astaire sings by Astaire, Fred
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Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers at RKO. by Astaire, Fred
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Fred Astaire at M-G-M motion picture soundtrack anthology.
Los Angeles, CA : Rhino Music, 1997Other Authors: “…Astaire, Fred…”
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Finian's rainbow original motion picture soundtrack by Lane, Burton, 1912-1997
Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Records, 2004Other Authors: “…Astaire, Fred…”
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Finian's rainbow. by Lane, Burton, 1912-1997
Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Records, 2004Other Authors: “…Astaire, Fred…”
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Fred Astaire at M-G-M : motion picture soundtrack anthology.
Los Angeles, CA : Rhino Music, 1997Other Authors: “…Astaire, Fred…”
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Royal Wedding.
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming,; NYX Channel, 2018; 1951Other Authors: “…Astaire, Fred…”
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Easter parade : original MGM soundtrack by Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989
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George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey.
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Criterion Collection,; Kanopy Streaming, 1984; 2021Other Authors: “…Astaire, Fred…”
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Easter parade original MGM soundtrack by Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989
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The Barkleys of Broadway.
Van Nuys, Calif. : Sunbeam Records, 1981Other Authors: “…Astaire, Fred…”
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The Barkleys of Broadway
Van Nuys, Calif. : Sunbeam Records, 1981Other Authors: “…Astaire, Fred…”
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Funny face by Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983, Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
[Hollywood, California] : Paramount Pictures, 1957Other Authors:Call Number: Loading…
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Broadway melody of 1940 : original sound track recording by Porter, Cole, 1891-1964
[Place of publication not identified] : Classic International Filmusicals, 1970Other Authors: “…Astaire, Fred…”
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Broadway melody of 1940 original sound track recording by Porter, Cole, 1891-1964
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You were never lovelier ; Cover girl by Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945
[Rego Park, N.Y.] : Curtain Calls, 1976Other Authors:Call Number: Loading…
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