Fred astaire actor biography books

Fred Astaire  (originally born as Frederick Austerlitz) was born on May 10, 1899, and he passed away on June 22, 1987. He was a well known jack of all trades prodigy in the entertainment industry.

Fred astaire actor biography books

Astaire was American dancer, a singer, an actor, a choreographer and a television presenter! Talk about multi-tasking, right?! Fred Astaire’s stage and consecutive motion picture careers stretched out to a total of 76 successful years.

During this time he would make 31 musical films, multiple television specials and recorded various No.

1 billboard chart toppers. He is best remembered for his sense of rhythm and his perfectionism, regarding his dancing career. He is also known as the dancing partner and on-screen romantic interest of Ginger Rogers, with whom he co-starred in a series of ten spectacular Hollywood musicals.

Astaire was ranked by the American Film Institute as “the fifth greatest male star of Classic Hollywood c