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Top Hat, White Tie and Tails. " Top Hat, White Tie and Tails " is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1935 film Top Hat, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire. The song title refers to the formal wear required on a party invitation: top hat, white tie, and a tailcoat. Popular recordings in 1935 were by Fred Astaire and by Ray ...
Top hat. Austin Lane Crothers, 46th Governor of Maryland (1908–1912), wearing a top hat. A top hat (also called a high hat, or, informally, a topper) is a tall, flat-crowned hat traditionally associated with formal wear in Western dress codes, meaning white tie, morning dress, or frock coat. Traditionally made of black silk or sometimes grey ...
Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz, [1] 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," [2] he received numerous accolades, including an Honorary ...
"Cheek to Cheek" is a song written by Irving Berlin in 1934–35, [3] specifically for Fred Astaire, the star of his new musical, Top Hat, co-starring Ginger Rogers. [4] In the movie, Astaire sings the song to Rogers as they dance. The song was nominated for the Best Song Oscar for 1936, which it lost to "Lullaby of Broadway". [5]
Fred Astaire: Fred Astaire: Ziegfeld Follies deleted number: 1944, Decca 23388 Isn't This a Lovely Day? 1935: Irving Berlin: Irving Berlin: Top Hat: New York, June 27, 1935, Brunswick 7487 It Only Happens When I Dance with You: 1948: Irving Berlin: Irving Berlin: Easter Parade: 1948, MGM 3018 (soundtrack) Jack and the Beanstalk: 1950: Frank ...
Top Hat the Musical is a 2011 stage musical based on the 1935 film of the same name, ... [10] in the role originated by Fred Astaire.
No Strings (I'm Fancy Free) " No Strings (I'm Fancy Free) " is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1935 film Top Hat, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire. In the film, the character played by Astaire is advised to get married and Astaire responds by saying he prefers to remain as a bachelor and he launches into this song and a ...
Fred Astaire with Johnny Greene's Orchestra singles chronology. "Cheek To Cheek". (1935) " Isn't This a Lovely Day? (1935) "Let's Face The Music And Dance". (1936) " Isn't This a Lovely Day? " is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1935 film Top Hat, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire in the scene where his and Ginger Rogers ...