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Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz;[1] May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, actor, singer, musician, choreographer, and presenter. He is widely regarded as the "greatest popular-music dancer of all time".[2] He received numerous accolades including an Honorary Academy Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award. He was honored with the Film Society of Lincoln Center tribute in 1973, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1978, and AFI Life Achievement Award in 1980. He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1972, and the Television Hall of Fame in 1989.

Fred Astaire

Frederick Austerlitz

(1899-05-10)May 10, 1899
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.

June 22, 1987(1987-06-22) (aged 88)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery

  • Dancer
  • actor
  • singer
  • choreographer
  • presenter

1904–1981

Phyllis Livingston Potter
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(m. 1933; died 1954)​
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(m. 1980)​

2

Adele Astaire (sister)

  • Vocals
  • percussion
  • piano
  • accordion
  • clarinet

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).[3] Astaire's fame grew in films like Holiday Inn (1942), Easter Parade (1948), The Band Wagon (1953), Funny Face (1957), and Silk Stockings (1957). The American Film Institute named Astaire the fifth-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood cinema in 100 Years... 100 Stars.[4][5]

1938: Invited to place his hand and footprints in cement at , Hollywood[59]

Grauman's Chinese Theatre

1959: award

Dance Magazine

1960: Inducted into the with a motion pictures star at 6756 Hollywood Boulevard for his contributions to the film industry.[60]

Hollywood Walk of Fame

1961: Voted Champion of Champions – Best Television performer in annual television critics and columnists poll conducted by Television Today and

Motion Picture Daily

1965: The George Eastman Award from the George Eastman House for "outstanding contributions to motion pictures"

[61]

1968: Inducted into the Hall of Fame of the [62]

International Best Dressed List

1972: Named Musical Comedy Star of the Century by [63]

Liberty: The Nostalgia Magazine

1972: Inducted into the [64]

American Theater Hall of Fame

1973: Subject of a Gala by the Film Society of

Lincoln Center

1975: Won the Award, Golden Globe Award, & BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in The Towering Inferno. Also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

David di Donatello

1975: "", a song by Wings written by Paul McCartney in Astaire's style and dedicated to him in concert.[65][66]

You Gave Me the Answer

1978: First recipient of the

Kennedy Center Honors

1978: National Artist Award from the American National Theatre Association for "contributing immeasurably to the American Theatre"

1981: The from the American Film Institute

Lifetime Achievement Award

1982: The Anglo-American Contemporary Dance Foundation announced creation of the Astaire Awards "to honor Fred Astaire and his sister Adele and to reward the achievement of an outstanding dancer or dancers"

1987: The Capezio Dance Shoe Award (co-awarded with )

Rudolf Nureyev

1987: Inducted into the National Museum of Dance's in Saratoga Springs, New York

Mr. & Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Hall of Fame

1989: Posthumous award of [67]

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

1989: Posthumous induction into the [68]

Television Hall of Fame

1990: "", a single by Madonna, mentions Astaire in its lyrics

Vogue

1991: Posthumous induction into the Ballroom Dancer's Hall of Fame

1991: "Fred Astaire", a song by on her Mistaken Identity album

Donna Summer

1992: The in Prague is originally named "Fred and Ginger"

Dancing House

1999: Posthumous award of Award for the 1952 album The Astaire Story[69]

Grammy Hall of Fame

1999: "Just Like Fred Astaire", a single by the English rock band

James

2000: Ava Astaire McKenzie unveiled a plaque in honor of her father, erected by the citizens of , Ireland

Lismore, County Waterford

2000: "Fred Astaire", a song by

Lucky Boys Confusion

2003: Referenced in the animated feature , in which Astaire is eaten by his shoes after a fast-paced dance act

The Triplets of Belleville

2004: "Take You On A Cruise", a single by , references Astaire in its lyrics

Interpol

2004: The "Adele and Fred Astaire Ballroom" added on the top floor of in Astaire's hometown of Omaha[70]

Gottlieb Storz Mansion

2004: "I Am Fred Astaire", a song by

Taking Back Sunday

2006: "Fred Astaire" single released by the California rock band Lamps

[71]

2008: Life and work honored at , Oxford[72]

Oriel College

2008: Posthumous induction into the Online Film & Television Association (Film Hall of Fame)

[73]

2011, 2013: "Fred Astaire", a song, in a Portuguese and a later English version by

Clarice Falcão

2012: "Fred Astaire", a single and video by

San Cisco

2018: "Fred Astaire", a single by

Jukebox The Ghost

2018: Posthumous induction into the Online Film & Television Association (Television Hall of Fame)

[74]

2019: "Movement", a single by , references Astaire in its lyrics

Hozier

2021: "Balcony Man", the final track on the album by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, references Astaire in its lyrics.

Carnage

TBA: An untitled biopic is in development at , starring Tom Holland. Lee Hall is rewriting a script originally written by Noah Pink and Paul King will be the director. The project centers on the relationship between Fred and his sister Adele.[75]

Sony Pictures

Death[edit]

Astaire died of pneumonia on June 22, 1987, at the age of 88. His body was buried at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Chatsworth, California.[90]

Top Hat (1935)

Top Hat (1935)

Swing Time (1936)

Swing Time (1936)

The Band Wagon (1953)

The Band Wagon (1953)

List of dancers

Astaire, Fred (1959). . Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0-06-156756-8. OCLC 422937.

Steps in Time

Bernier, Michelle (December 2015). "Fred Astaire's Site-Specific Choreography: High Art for the Low-Art Consumer". Studies in Musical Theatre. 9 (3): 255–63. :10.1386/smt.9.3.255_1.

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Billman, Larry (1997). Fred Astaire: A Bio-bibliography. Greenwood Press.  0-313-29010-5.

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Boyer, Bruce G. (2005). Fred Astaire Style. Assouline.  2-84323-677-0.

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Croce, Arlene (1974). . Galahad Books. ISBN 0-88365-099-1.

The Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Book

Crouse, Jeffrey (2003). "Letting His Wish Provide the Occasion: Fred Astaire in Top Hat". Film International. 1 (5): 32–41. :10.1386/fiin.1.5.32. ISSN 1651-6826.

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Decker, Todd (2011). Music Makes Me: Fred Astaire and Jazz. University of California Press.

Freeland, Michael (1976). . Grosset & Dunlap. ISBN 0-448-14080-2.

Fred Astaire: An Illustrated Biography

Garofalo, Alessandra (2009). Austerlitz sounded too much like a battle: The roots of Fred Astaire family in Europe. Editrice UNI Service.  978-88-6178-415-4.

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Giles, Sarah (1988). . Bloomsbury, London: Doubleday. ISBN 0-7475-0322-2.

Fred Astaire: His Friends Talk

Green, Benny (1980). Fred Astaire. Bookthrift Co.  0-89673-018-2.

ISBN

Green, Stanley; Goldblatt, Burt (1973). . Dodd. ISBN 0-396-06877-4.

Starring Fred Astaire

Hyam, Hannah (2007). Fred and Ginger: The Astaire–Rogers Partnership 1934–1938. Brighton: Pen Press Publications.  978-1-905621-96-5.

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Jarman, Colin (2010). Dancing On Astaire: The Quotable Fred Astaire. London: Blue Eyed Books.  978-1-907338-08-3.

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Jewell, Richard B. (2012). RKO Radio Pictures: A Titan is Born. University of California Press.

Jewell, Richard B. (2016). Slow Fade to Black: The Decline of RKO Radio Pictures. University of California Press.

Lamparski, Richard (2006). Manhattan Diary. BearManor Media.  1-59393-054-2.

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Monioudis, Perikles (2016). Frederick (a novel, in German). dtv.  978-3-423-28079-2.

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Mueller, John (1985). Astaire Dancing – The Musical Films of Fred Astaire. Knopf.  0-394-51654-0.

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Mueller, John (2010). Astaire Dancing – The Musical Films of Fred Astaire (25th Anniversary Edition – Digitally Enhanced ed.). The Educational Publisher.  978-1-934849-31-6.

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Satchell, Tim (1987). Astaire, The Biography. London: Hutchinson.  0-09-173736-2.

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Sutton, Damian (2015). (PDF). Journal of Popular Film & Television. 43 (1): 2–13. doi:10.1080/01956051.2014.961997. S2CID 55843269. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2020.

"'Let the Dance Floor Feel Your Leather': Set Design, Dance, and the Articulation of Audiences in RKO Radio's Astaire-Rogers Series"

Thomas, Bob (1985). Astaire, the Man, The Dancer. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.  0-297-78402-1.

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The Astaire Family Papers, The Howard Gotleib Archival Research Center, Boston University, MA

at AllMovie

Fred Astaire

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Astaire tribute site

Astaire biography at AlsoDances.Net

(July 6, 1987). "The Great American Flyer". Time. Archived from the original on February 23, 2007.

Schickel, Richard

(June 22, 2002). "That Old Feeling: A Stellar Astaire". Time. Archived from the original on January 15, 2004.

Corliss, Richard

Astaire's religious views incl. many extracts from his biographers

Astaire or Kelly: A Generation Apart at Indian Auteur

(BBC Television—RealPlayer required)

Ava Astaire discusses her father's legacy

Radio Interview—Fred Astaire—1968

: an essay on the Oxford Fred Astaire conference from TLS, July 16, 2008.

"Fred Astaire and the art of fun"

at Virtual History

Photographs and literature