Discuss Fred Astaire
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posted by wonder2wonderSTAFFMOD on May 10, 2017 at 9:52 PM
on his birthday, Fred Astaire, dancer, singer, actor and choreographer, known for so many great dance musicals.
He starred alongside Ginger Rogers in the movies "Flying Down to Rio (1933)", "The Gay Divorcee (1934)", "Roberta (1935)", "Top Hat (1935)", "Follow the Fleet (1936)", "Swing Time (1936)", "Shall We Dance (1937)", "Carefree (1938)", "The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)" and "The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)".
Other famous actors he starred with are Bing Crosby in the movies "Holiday Inn (1942)" and "Blue Skies (1946)", Rita Hayworth in "You'll Never Get Rich (1941)" and "You Were Never Lovelier (1942)", Gene Kelly in "Ziegfeld Follies (1945)", Debbie Reynolds in "Three Little Words (1950)", and Vera-Ellen in "The Belle of New York (1952)" and "Three Little Words (1950)".
The American Film Institute (AFI) has ranked him as the fifth greatest male screen legend in American film history.
Reply by genplant29
on May 11, 2017 at 12:30 PM
Gene Kelly was outstanding and terrific - absolutely first rate - with the great dancing. But no one could ever "best" Fred Astaire!
Reply by rudely_murray
on May 11, 2017 at 5:46 PM
I'm a huge fan of the Fred and Ginger movies - particularly Top Hat and Swing Time, two of the wittiest and most dazzlingly inventive of Hollywood musicals. Few star pairings had more electrifying chemistry.
Reply by genplant29
on May 11, 2017 at 5:50 PM
I'm especially a fan of Top Hat. Such a terrific, thoroughly entertaining, funny movie. Besides Fred and Ginger being so wonderful in it, the supporting comedy actors/actress are absolutely hilarious!