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"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]
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), [ 65 ] and appeared on the cover of Sports ...
"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 major dance routine.
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers's first movie together was Flying Down to Rio (1933).. Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) and Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) were dance partners in a total of 10 films, 9 being released by RKO Pictures from 1933 to 1939, and 1, The Barkleys of Broadway, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1949, their only Technicolor film.
Another Evening with Fred Astaire (1959) 1957, Verve 10051 That's Entertainment! 1953: Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray, Oscar Levant: Arthur Schwartz: Howard Dietz: The Band Wagon: 1953, MGM 30793 (soundtrack) The Afterbeat: 1959: Fred Astaire: Johnny Mercer: Another Evening with Fred Astaire: 1959, Kapp 311 The Babbit and the Bromide: 1927 ...
U.S. President Donald Trump's approval rating has ticked slightly lower in recent days as more Americans worried about the direction of the U.S. economy as the new leader threatens a host of ...
Fred Astaire recorded the song on three occasions. His 1935 version was assessed as reaching the No. 3 spot in the charts of the day. [1] In 1953, he included the song in his album The Astaire Story. His final recording was in 1975 and the song was included in the album The Golden Age Of Fred Astaire. [2]
Fan archive sites like Taylor Swift Switzerland catalogued the lyrics. The song starts: "Want is the cigarette smoke on a jacket / You wore to the wrong part of town / Desire is the sound of the ...