How Did Fred Astaire Become a Dancer? | Britannica
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How Did Fred Astaire Become a Dancer? | Britannica
Astaire's first screen test earned him a negative review: “Can't act, can't sing. Balding. Can dance a little.”
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Happy Birthday & R.I.P. Fred Astaire ( born Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska , on May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) When you think about Fred Astaire...which is the first film that comes to your mind ? PHOTOS: 1) Swing Time (1936) with Ginger Rogers 2) You Were Never Lovelier (1942) with Rita Hayworth 3) The Band Wagon (1953) with Cyd Charisse 4) Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) with Eleanor Powell 5) Daddy Long Legs (1955) with Leslie Caron 6) Barkleys of Broadway (1949) with Ginger Rogers 7)
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