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Fred Astaire died in 1987 from pneumonia, at the age of 88. With his passing, the world lost a true dancing legend. His effortless lightness and grace may never be seen again. As Mikhail Baryshnikov observed at the time of Fred Astaire’s death, “No dancer can watch Fred Astaire and not know that we all should have been in another business.”.
Fred Astaire [biography] Dates: 1899-1987 Birth Date: May 10, 1899 Death Date: Jun 22, 1987. Place of Birth: Omaha, NE Place of Death: Los Angeles, CA. Fred Astaire, the quintessence of the song-and-dance man and a dancer who fused tap dance with ballet and ballroom, was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1899, the son of an immigrant Austrian brewery ...
Biography Of Mr. Fred Astaire. Fred Astaire, born Frederick Austerlitz II in 1899, began show business at the age of four, performing on Broadway and in Vaudeville with his older sister, Adele. As a young adult, he headed to Hollywood where he began a successful partnership with Ginger Rogers for nine movies.
Astaire in Top Hat, 1935. Fred Astaire, orig. Frederick Austerlitz, (born May 10, 1899, Omaha, Neb., U.S.—died June 22, 1987, Los Angeles, Calif.), U.S. dancer and singer of stage and movies. At age seven he began his popular vaudeville dance act with his sister Adele, and they made their Broadway debut in 1917; they continued dancing in ...
Biography Of Mr. Fred Astaire. Fred Astaire, born Frederick Austerlitz II in 1899, began show business at the age of four, performing on Broadway and in Vaudeville with his older sister, Adele. As a young adult, he headed to Hollywood where he began a successful partnership with Ginger Rogers for nine movies.
Biography Of Mr. Fred Astaire. Fred Astaire, born Frederick Austerlitz II in 1899, began show business at the age of four, performing on Broadway and in Vaudeville with his older sister, Adele. As a young adult, he headed to Hollywood where he began a successful partnership with Ginger Rogers for nine movies.
Biography Of Mr. Fred Astaire Fred Astaire, born Frederick Austerlitz II in 1899, began show business at the age of four, performing on Broadway and in Vaudeville with his older sister, Adele. As a young adult, he headed to Hollywood where he began a successful partnership with Ginger Rogers for nine movies.
