Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire
Dancer, Singer, Actor

Fred Astaire was an American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer and television presenter. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential dancers in the history.
Fred Astaire was born on May 10, 1899 in Omaha, Nebraska.

Fred Astaire and his sister Adele Astaire were taught dance, speaking, and singing in preparation for developing an act. Their first act was called Juvenile Artists Presenting an Electric Musical Toe-Dancing Novelty.

During the 1920s, Fred and Adele appeared on Broadway and on the London stage in shows such as Jerome Kern's The Bunch and Judy (1922), George and Ira Gershwin's Lady, Be Good (1924), and Funny Face (1927) and later in The Band Wagon (1931).

They split in 1932 when his sister Adele married, Fred went on to achieve success on his own on Broadway and in London with Gay Divorce (later made into the film The Gay Divorcee) and working with new partner Claire Luce.

Extremely modest about his singing abilities (he frequently claimed that he could not sing, but the critics rated him as among the finest), Astaire introduced some of the most celebrated songs from the Great American Songbook.

Songs by Fred Astaire

* Cheek to Cheek (1935)
* Nice Work If You Can Get it (1937)
* Night and Day (1932)
* The Way You Look Tonight (1936)
* They Can't Take That Away From Me (1937)

Information of Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire and Claire Luce dance in the musical comedy 'Gay Divorce', at the Palace Theatre, London. Music by Cole Porter on 31st October 1933. It was made into a film the following year.

Roberta is a 1935 musical film by RKO starring Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Randolph Scott. It was an adaptation of a 1933 Broadway musical Roberta, which in turn was based on the novel Gowns by Roberta by Alice Duer Miller. The film was released on 8th March 1935.

Swing Time is American RKO musical comedy film set mainly in New York City, and starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. It features Helen Broderick, Victor Moore, Betty Furness, Eric Blore and Georges Metaxa, with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Dorothy Fields. The film was directed by George Stevens. The film was released on 4th September 1936

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in a dance scene from the musical film 'Carefree', directed by Mark Sandrich. The film was released on 2nd September 1938.

Fred Astaire seen with his wife Phyllis at the Seminole Golf Club in Palm Beach, Florida on March 10, 1940

You'll Never Get Rich is a Hollywood musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Robert Benchley, Cliff Nazarro, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The film was directed by Sidney Lanfield. The film was released on 25th September 1941

You Were Never Lovelier is a Hollywood musical romantic comedy film set in Buenos Aires. It stars Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth and features Adolphe Menjou and Xavier Cugat, with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The film was directed by William A. Seiter. The film was released on 19th November 1942

Easter Parade is a musical film starring Judy Garland, Fred Astaire and Peter Lawford, featuring music by Irving Berlin, including some of Astaire and Garland's best-known songs. The film was released on 30th June 1948

The Barkleys of Broadway is a musical film from the Arthur Freed unit at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer that reunited Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers after ten years apart. Directed by Charles Walters. The film was released on 4th May 1949.

The Band Wagon is a musical-comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. The film was released on 7th August 1953

Daddy Long Legs is a musical comedy film. The film was directed by Jean Negulesco, and stars Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore, Fred Clark, and Thelma Ritter, with music and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Loosely based on the 1912 novel Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster. The film was released on 4th May 1955

Fred Astaire And Audrey Hepburn at Hotel Raphael, Paris in June 1956

The Pleasure of His Company is a comedy film starring Fred Astaire and Debbie Reynolds, directed by George Seaton and released by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the 1958 play of the same name by Samuel A. Taylor and Cornelia Otis Skinner. Astaire won a Golden Globe award for his performance. The film was released on 1st June 1961

Finian's Rainbow is a musical film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Fred Astaire and Petula Clark, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The film was released on 8th October 1968.