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Grave of Fred Astaire, at Oakwood Memorial Park Astaire's hand and footprints at Grauman's Chinese Theater On June 24, 1980, at the age of 81, he married a second time. Robyn Smith was 45 years his junior and a jockey who rode for Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. (she also dated Vanderbilt in the 1970s), [ 59 ] and appeared on the cover of Sports ...
Starring Fred Astaire (Avan-Guard, 1987) Top Hat, White Tie and Tails (Saville/Conifer, 1987) Astairable Fred (DRG, 1988) Cheek to Cheek (Compact Selection, 1988) Puttin' On the Ritz (Nostalgia/Mainline, 1988) The Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Story (Deja Vu, 1989) Top Hat: Hits from Hollywood (Sony, 1994 ) Steppin Out: Fred Astaire at MGM ...
In November 1934, the Hollywood Reporter wrote that Fred Astaire had been RKO's first choice for the male lead in the film. The studio borrowed George Brent from Warner Bros. for the role. Additionally, Ginger Rogers stated in her autobiography that Katharine Hepburn had turned down the role of Carol before Rogers accepted.
The Sky's The Limit is a 1943 romantic musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire and Joan Leslie, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Johnny Mercer.The film was directed by Edward H. Griffith, and released by RKO Radio Pictures.
Finian's Rainbow is a 1968 American [1] musical fantasy film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and adapted by E. Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy from the 1947 stage musical of the same name. It stars Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, and Tommy Steele.
The film stars Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, and Walter Brennan. The film is based on the stories My Husband and My Memories of Vernon Castle, by Irene Castle. The movie was adapted by Oscar Hammerstein II, Dorothy Yost and Richard Sherman. This was Astaire and Rogers' ninth and last film together with RKO. [4]
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