May 10th marks the birthday of Frederick Austerlitz, better known to the world as Fred Astaire, and the greatest ...

Happily, Fred Astaire heard Hollywood’s siren call after Adele retired—although he was not smitten by RKO’s plans to make him part of another team. David O. Selznick, head of production, was a great ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was the Great Depression and movie goers flocked to theaters just to get a few hours of escapism, which is exactly what they ...

To make matters even more complicated, both actors playing Astaire on the big screen, Jamie Bell and Tom Holland, have played the title role in Billy Elliot in the past. Since it may be confusing to ...

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ROBERT OSBORNE reports that after a three-year hiatus, the Astaire Awards -- now officially known as the Fred & Adele Astaire Awards -- are back. Established in 1982, the awards were given in the name ...

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After transitioning from Broadway with his sister Adele, from the late 1910s through the early ’30s, Fred Astaire braided his singing and dancing into film. Actor, singer, choreographer, dancer, and ...