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The title derives from the slang expression "to put on the Ritz", meaning to dress very fashionably. This expression was inspired by the opulent Ritz Hotel in London. Hit phonograph records of the tune in its original period of popularity of 1929–1930 were recorded by Harry Richman and by Fred Astaire, with whom the song is particularly ...
Puttin' On the Ritz is a 1930 American pre-Code musical film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Harry Richman, Joan Bennett, and James Gleason. The screenplay was written by Gleason and William K. Wells based on a story by John W. Considine Jr.
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 ...
Three Evenings with Fred Astaire is an album by American dancer and singer Fred Astaire, released on his own label Choreo Records in 1962. [2]The album collects songs performed by Astaire on three TV shows: An Evening with Fred Astaire (1958), Another Evening with Fred Astaire (1959), and Astaire Time (1960).
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 ...
CBS ultimately put another $100,000 toward the video, which still left a huge budget shortfall. ... Jackson’s famous outfit was courtesy of Fred Astaire and John Landis’ wife.
Now Fred Astaire (or simply Now) is a studio album by American dancer and singer Fred Astaire, released in 1959 on Kapp Records. [1]Billboard reviewed the album and rated it four stars out of four, writing: "In his straightforward, easy-going, inimitable fashion, Fred Astaire warmly gives out with a varied program of standards, rhythm tunes and ballads, including medleys from some of his hit ...
The actress says, “As a surprise, Burt invited Fred to dinner. As he came down the stairs, he did a whole tap number.” Loni Anderson Recalls Ex Burt Reynolds' Fred Astaire Surprise