Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire
Astaire in 1941
Born	Frederick Austerlitz (1899-05-10)May 10, 1899 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	June 22, 1987(1987-06-22) (aged 88) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Occupations	Dancer actor singer choreographer presenter
Years active	1904–1981
Spouses	Phyllis Livingston Potter ​ ​ (m. 1933; died 1954)​ Robyn Smith ​ (m. 1980)​
Children	2
Relatives	Adele Astaire (sister)
Musical career
Instruments	Vocals percussion piano accordion clarinet
Labels	MGM Records RCA Victor Decca Records Columbia Records Brunswick Records

Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz,^[1] May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987), was an American dancer, actor, singer, choreographer and presenter. He was the most famous stage, movie and television dancer of his time.^[2] He has gotten many honors. He won a Honorary Academy Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award. He was put into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1972, and the Television Hall of Fame in 1989. In 1999, the American Film Institute said Astaire was the fifth-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood cinema in 100 Years... 100 Stars.^[3][4]

Astaire's career was 76 years long. He starred in over 10 Broadway and West End musicals. He made 31 musical movies. He was also a dancer. He had very good rhythm and creativity.^[5]

1. ↑ Billman, Larry (1997). Fred Astaire: A Bio-bibliography. Connecticut: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-29010-5.
2. ↑ Fred Astaire at the Encyclopædia Britannica
3. ↑ "1981 Fred Astaire Tribute" afi.com
4. ↑ "AFI'S 100 Years...100 Stars" Archived October 25, 2014, at the Wayback Machine afi.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017
5. ↑ Oxford illustrated encyclopedia. Judge, Harry George., Toyne, Anthony. Oxford [England]: Oxford University Press. 1985–1993. p. 25. ISBN 0-19-869129-7. OCLC 11814265.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)