Fred Astaire
![Astaire in 1941](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Astaire%2C_Fred_-_Never_Get_Rich.jpg)
Astaire's career in stage, film, and television spanned 76 years. He starred in more than 10 Broadway and West End musicals, made 31 musical films, four television specials, and numerous recordings. As a dancer, he was known for his uncanny sense of rhythm, creativity, and tireless perfectionism. Astaire's most memorable dancing partnership was with Ginger Rogers, with whom he co-starred in 10 Hollywood musicals during the classic age of Hollywood cinema, including ''Top Hat'' (1935), ''Swing Time'' (1936), and ''Shall We Dance'' (1937). Astaire's fame grew in films like ''Holiday Inn'' (1942), ''Easter Parade'' (1948), ''The Band Wagon'' (1953), ''Funny Face'' (1957), and ''Silk Stockings'' (1957). For his performance in John Guillermin's disaster film, ''The Towering Inferno'' (1974), Astaire received his only competitive Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Provided by Wikipedia
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Swing TimeVideo DVDPublished 2005
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by Bass, Jules, Marks, Johnny, 1909-1985, Laws, Maury, Pfrimmer, Don, Burgess, Dave, 1934-
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