Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 - June 22, 1987), born Frederick Austerlitz, was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor.His stage and subsequent film career spanned a total of 76 years, during which he made 31 musical films.
He was named the fifth Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute.
He is particularly associated with Ginger Rogers, with whom he made ten films. Gene Kelly, another major innovator in filmed dance, said that ""the history of dance on film begins with Astaire"".
Beyond film and television, many classical dancers and choreographers, Rudolf Nureyev, Sammy Davis Jr., Michael Jackson, Gregory Hines, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Jerome Robbins among them, also acknowledged his importance and influence.
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In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career and Personal life right away: Fred Astaire chronology of performances, Fred Astaire's solo and partnered dances, Dancing Lady, Flying Down to Rio, The Gay Divorcee, Roberta (1935 film), Top Hat, Follow the Fleet, Swing Time (1936 film), Shall We Dance (1937 film), A Damsel in Distress (film), Carefree (film), The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle, Broadway Melody of 1940, Second Chorus, You'll Never Get Rich, Holiday Inn (film), You Were Never Lovelier, The Sky's the Limit (film), Yolanda and the Thief, Ziegfeld Follies (film), Blue Skies (film), Easter Parade (film), The Barkleys of Broadway, Three Little Words (film), Royal Wedding, The Belle of New York, The Band Wagon, Daddy Long Legs (1955 film), Funny Face, Silk Stockings (film), Finian's Rainbow (film), That's Entertainment, Part II
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