Fred Astaire
May 10, 1976; New York, NY, USA; The son of an Austrian immigrant, FRED ASTAIRE entered show business at age 5. He was successful both in vaudeville and on Broadway in partnership with his sister, Adele. After Adele retired to marry in 1932, Astaire headed to Hollywood. Signed to RKO, he was loaned to MGM to appear in Dancing Lady (1933) before starting work on RKO's Flying Down to Rio (1933). In the latter film he began his highly successful partnership with Ginger Rogers, with whom he danced in 9 RKO pictures. The picture shows Fred Astaire at Lincoln Center
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13297250
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47085208
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