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Fred Astaire is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Vocals and Choreographer American born on 10 may 1899 at Omaha (USA)
Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, choreographer, singer, musician and actor.
His stage and subsequent film and television careers spanned a total of 76 years, during which he made 31 musical films and several award-winning television specials and issued numerous recordings. He was named the fifth Greatest Male Star of Old Hollywood by the American Film Institute. He is best known as the dancing partner and on-screen romantic interest of Ginger Rogers, with whom he co-starred in a series of ten Hollywood musicals which transformed the genre.
Gene Kelly, another major innovator in filmed dance, said that "the history of dance on film begins with Astaire." Beyond film and television, many noted dancers and choreographers, including Rudolf Nureyev, Sammy Davis, Jr., Michael Jackson, Gregory Hines, Mikhail Baryshnikov, George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and Madhuri Dixit, also acknowledged his importance and influence. Astaire ranks as the fifth greatest male star of Classic Hollywood cinema in AFI's 100 Years.
Always immaculately turned out, he and Cary Grant were called "the best dressed actor[s] in American movies". Astaire remained a male fashion icon even into his later years, eschewing his trademark top hat, white tie, and tails (for which he never really cared) in favor of a breezy casual style of tailored sports jackets, colored shirts, cravats, and slacks—the latter usually held up by the idiosyncratic use of an old tie in place of a belt.
Astaire was married for the first time in 1933, to the 25-year-old Phyllis Potter (formerly Phyllis Livingston Baker; born 1908, died September 13, 1954), a Boston-born New York socialite and former wife of Eliphalet Nott Potter III (1906–1981), after pursuing her ardently for roughly two years, and despite the objections of his mother and sister. Phyllis's death from lung cancer, at the age of 46, ended 21 years of a blissful marriage and left Astaire devastated. Astaire attempted to drop out of the film Daddy Long Legs (1955), which he was in the process of filming, offering to pay the production costs to date, but was persuaded to stay.
In addition to Phyllis Potter's son, Eliphalet IV (known as Peter), the Astaires had two children. Fred, Jr. (born January 21, 1936), appeared with his father in the movie Midas Run but became a charter pilot and rancher instead of an actor. Their daughter Ava Astaire (born March 19, 1942; married Richard McKenzie) remains actively involved in promoting her late father's heritage.
His friend, David Niven, described him as "a pixie—timid, always warm-hearted, with a penchant for schoolboy jokes." Astaire was a lifelong golf and Thoroughbred horse racing enthusiast. In 1946 his horse Triplicate won the prestigious Hollywood Gold Cup and San Juan Capistrano Handicap. He remained physically active well into his eighties. At age seventy-eight, he broke his left wrist while riding his grandson's skateboard.
On June 24, 1980, he was married again, to Robyn Smith (born August 14, 1944), a jockey 45 years his junior, who rode for Alfred G. Vanderbilt II and was herself on the cover of Sports Illustrated on July 31, 1972.
Astaire died from pneumonia on June 22, 1987, at the age of 88. Shortly before his death, Astaire said: "I didn't want to leave this world without knowing who my descendant was, thank you Michael" - referring to Michael Jackson. He was interred in the Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Chatsworth, California. One last request of his was to thank his fans for their years of support.
Astaire's life has never been portrayed on film. He always refused permission for such portrayals, saying, "However much they offer me—and offers come in all the time—I shall not sell." Astaire's will included a clause requesting that no such portrayal ever take place; he commented, "It is there because I have no particular desire to have my life misinterpreted, which it would be."
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Fred Astaire
Birth name Frederick Austerlitz
Nationality USA
Birth 10 may 1899 at Omaha (USA)
Death 22 june 1987 (at 88 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Awards Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Nationality USA
Birth 10 may 1899 at Omaha (USA)
Death 22 june 1987 (at 88 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Awards Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
His stage and subsequent film and television careers spanned a total of 76 years, during which he made 31 musical films and several award-winning television specials and issued numerous recordings. He was named the fifth Greatest Male Star of Old Hollywood by the American Film Institute. He is best known as the dancing partner and on-screen romantic interest of Ginger Rogers, with whom he co-starred in a series of ten Hollywood musicals which transformed the genre.
Gene Kelly, another major innovator in filmed dance, said that "the history of dance on film begins with Astaire." Beyond film and television, many noted dancers and choreographers, including Rudolf Nureyev, Sammy Davis, Jr., Michael Jackson, Gregory Hines, Mikhail Baryshnikov, George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and Madhuri Dixit, also acknowledged his importance and influence. Astaire ranks as the fifth greatest male star of Classic Hollywood cinema in AFI's 100 Years.
Biography
Politically, Astaire was a conservative and a lifelong Republican Party supporter, though he never made his political views publicly known. Along with Bing Crosby, George Murphy, Ginger Rogers, and others, he was a charter (founding) member of the Hollywood Republican Committee. He was churchgoing, supportive of American military action, and dismissive of the increasing open sexuality in movies of the 1970s.Always immaculately turned out, he and Cary Grant were called "the best dressed actor[s] in American movies". Astaire remained a male fashion icon even into his later years, eschewing his trademark top hat, white tie, and tails (for which he never really cared) in favor of a breezy casual style of tailored sports jackets, colored shirts, cravats, and slacks—the latter usually held up by the idiosyncratic use of an old tie in place of a belt.
Astaire was married for the first time in 1933, to the 25-year-old Phyllis Potter (formerly Phyllis Livingston Baker; born 1908, died September 13, 1954), a Boston-born New York socialite and former wife of Eliphalet Nott Potter III (1906–1981), after pursuing her ardently for roughly two years, and despite the objections of his mother and sister. Phyllis's death from lung cancer, at the age of 46, ended 21 years of a blissful marriage and left Astaire devastated. Astaire attempted to drop out of the film Daddy Long Legs (1955), which he was in the process of filming, offering to pay the production costs to date, but was persuaded to stay.
In addition to Phyllis Potter's son, Eliphalet IV (known as Peter), the Astaires had two children. Fred, Jr. (born January 21, 1936), appeared with his father in the movie Midas Run but became a charter pilot and rancher instead of an actor. Their daughter Ava Astaire (born March 19, 1942; married Richard McKenzie) remains actively involved in promoting her late father's heritage.
His friend, David Niven, described him as "a pixie—timid, always warm-hearted, with a penchant for schoolboy jokes." Astaire was a lifelong golf and Thoroughbred horse racing enthusiast. In 1946 his horse Triplicate won the prestigious Hollywood Gold Cup and San Juan Capistrano Handicap. He remained physically active well into his eighties. At age seventy-eight, he broke his left wrist while riding his grandson's skateboard.
On June 24, 1980, he was married again, to Robyn Smith (born August 14, 1944), a jockey 45 years his junior, who rode for Alfred G. Vanderbilt II and was herself on the cover of Sports Illustrated on July 31, 1972.
Astaire died from pneumonia on June 22, 1987, at the age of 88. Shortly before his death, Astaire said: "I didn't want to leave this world without knowing who my descendant was, thank you Michael" - referring to Michael Jackson. He was interred in the Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Chatsworth, California. One last request of his was to thank his fans for their years of support.
Astaire's life has never been portrayed on film. He always refused permission for such portrayals, saying, "However much they offer me—and offers come in all the time—I shall not sell." Astaire's will included a clause requesting that no such portrayal ever take place; he commented, "It is there because I have no particular desire to have my life misinterpreted, which it would be."
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Filmography of Fred Astaire (58 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Imagine | Actor | Self |
| 2016 | Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall | Actor | |
| 2007 | To Each His Own Cinema | Actor | (segment "Cinéma de Boulevard") (archive footage) |
| 1999 | The Green Mile | Actor | Actor in 'Top Hat' (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III | Actor | (archive footage) |
| 1988 | Imagine: John Lennon | Actor | Himself |
| 1985 | Cocoon | Actor | Himself, film clip from 'The Gay Divorcee' (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1985 | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Actor, Thanks | Jerry Travers (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1985 | That's Dancing! | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
| 1981 | Ghost Story | Actor | Ricky Hawthorne |
| 1979 | The Man in the Santa Claus Suit | Actor | Santa Claus |
| 1977 | The Purple Taxi | Actor | Dr. Seamus Scully |
| 1977 | The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town | Actor | S.D. Kluger (narrator) (voice) |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II | Actor | Self - Co-Host / Narrator |
| 1976 | The Amazing Dobermans | Actor | Daniel Hughes |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
| 1974 | The Towering Inferno | Actor | Harlee Claiborne |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! | Actor | Self - Host / Narrator |
| 1970 | Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town | Actor | S.D. Kluger (voice) |
| 1969 | Midas Run | Actor | John Pedley |
| 1968 | Finian's Rainbow | Actor | Finian McLonergan |
| 1964 | Paris When It Sizzles | Actor, Vocals | Singer (voice) |
| 1962 | The Notorious Landlady | Actor | Franklyn Ambruster |
| 1962 | Flashing Spikes | Actor | Narrator |
| 1961 | The Pleasure of His Company | Actor | Biddeford 'Pogo' Poole |
| 1961 | The Pleasure of His Company | Actor | Biddeford 'Pogo' Poole |
| 1959 | On the Beach | Actor | Julian Osborn |
| 1957 | Funny Face | Actor, Choreographer | Dick Avery |
| 1957 | Silk Stockings | Actor | Steve Canfield |
| 1955 | Daddy Long Legs | Actor, Choreographer | Jervis Pendleton III |
| 1953 | The Band Wagon | Actor | Tony Hunter |
| 1952 | The Belle of New York | Actor | Charlie Hill |
| 1951 | Royal Wedding | Actor | Tom Bowen |
| 1950 | Let's Dance | Actor | Donald Elwood |
| 1950 | Three Little Words | Actor | Bert Kalmar |
| 1949 | The Barkleys of Broadway | Actor | Josh Barkley |
| 1948 | Easter Parade | Actor | Don Hewes |
| 1946 | Ziegfeld Follies | Actor | Various characters |
| 1946 | Blue Skies | Actor, Director, Scriptwriter | Jed Potter |
| 1945 | Yolanda and the Thief | Actor | Johnny Parkson Riggs |
| 1943 | The Sky's the Limit | Actor, Choreographer | Fred Atwell (Fred Burton) |
| 1942 | Holiday Inn | Actor, Director, Scriptwriter | Ted Hanover |
| 1942 | You Were Never Lovelier | Actor | Robert Davis |
| 1941 | You'll Never Get Rich | Actor | Robert Curtis |
| 1941 | Second Chorus | Actor | Danny O'Neill |
| 1940 | Broadway Melody of 1940 | Actor | Johnny Brett |
| 1939 | The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | Actor | Vernon Castle |
| 1938 | Carefree | Actor | Tony Flagg |
| 1937 | Shall We Dance | Actor | Pete Peters |
| 1937 | A Damsel in Distress | Actor | Jerry Halliday |
| 1936 | Follow the Fleet | Actor | Bake Baker |
| 1936 | Swing Time | Actor | Lucky Garnett |
| 1935 | Top Hat | Actor | Jerry Travers |
| 1935 | Roberta | Actor, Choreographer | Huck Haines |
| 1934 | The Gay Divorcee | Actor | Guy Holden |
| 1933 | Flying Down to Rio | Actor | Fred Ayres |
| 1933 | Dancing Lady | Actor | Fred Astaire |
| 1915 | Fanchon, the Cricket | Actor | Unconfirmed role |