Why Was Frederick Austerlitz “Fred Astaire” Famous?
Frederick Austerlitz “Fred” Astaire was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer, musician and actor. Fred Astaire was born May 10, 1899, Omaha, Neb. At the age of 7 years old he began his popular Vaudeville dance act with his sister Adele Austerlitz and they both made their Broadway opening in 1917. They both danced with stage hits until Fred’s sister Adele retired in 1932. That’s when star, dancer, and actress Ginger Rogers (born July 16, 1911) starts her duo career with Fred Astaire.
Both of them were phenomenal dancers and their acting entertained all. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers became perfect partners. The two partners starred in numerous movies together such as. Top Hat 1935, Swing Time 1936, The Gay Divorce 1934, Shall We Dance 1937, Flying Down to Rio 1933, Roberta 1935, etc. Fred and Ginger were the face of Broadway. They 10 movies together, but that is not counting how many Fred made altogether partner and without a partner. Fred Astaire was in 41 movies.
On the outside of his movies he had a relationship. He got married to Phyllis Baker on July 12th 1933. Fred had two kids named Fred Jr. and Ava. Fred Jr. was born. Fred Jr. was born on January 21, 1936, and Ava Austerlitz was born March 19, 1942. His daughter Ava was in shows and movies from the 1970s up 2005 such as, Parkinson a TV Series in the 1970s and various documentaries and short films. Fred Austerlitz Jr. unlike his father and sister only was in one movie as a co-pilot in Midas Run.
Fred Astaire was an amazing dancer. He always with arms spread out wide with middle finger on both hands pointed downward. He had his own style like he always said “disco is nothing but the jitter bug”...
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...his partner, also had dozens of songs and could sing. She sung songs like, Let Yourself Go, We're in the Money, The Yams, Let's Begin, I Used to be Color Blind, Can't Get Along,Music Makes Me.,etc.
Fred Astaire died June 22, 1987 in Los Angeles from pneumonia. He died in Century City Hospital in Los Angeles He was 88 years old and he got his pneumonia from a cold, and his health began to fail on the day he was suppose to get a award New York from Capezio Dance Shoes. He died 10 days later at 4:25 AM
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Daniel Robert Elfman known as Danny Elfman was born May 29, 1953 in Amarillo Texas. He grew up in Los Angeles until he moved to France with his brother at the age of 18. His mother Blossom Elfman was a teacher and a writer and his father Milton was a teacher and was also in the Air Force. His brother Robert is a filmmaker. He was married to Bridget Fonda on November 29, 2003 and has scored one movie of hers in 1997. He has three children Lola born in 1979, Mali born in 1984, and Oliver born in 2005.
out his former partner, and claimed rights to the beginning of a catchy tune that would soon stick
chopping wood - introduced him to early rock & roll and rhythm & blues music.
As a co-writer and producer, Brown has worked to develop many of the artists we have come to know today. Performers such as, Rick Barry, Status Green, Corey Wagar, Jerzy Jung, Natalie Stovall, Alex Brumel, and Andrew Holtz have all come to know his commitment to songwriting quite well, with some gaining major momentum because of it. His long career has seen him go thru several major label recording deals and at least three distinct publishing deals. He has achieved song placements in TV and film, and working with great producers and mentors like Danny Kortchmar (Don Henley, James Taylor, Rod Stewart), Peter Collins (Jewel, Rush, Indigo Girls), Monty Powell (Keith Urban, Lady A, Diamond Rio) and others that he’s no doubt picked up a few tricks from over the years.
After this first failure, Gordy reluctantly accepted employment at Ford Motor Co., nailing upholstery in Lincoln cars. However he wasn't about to hand over his dream of a career in music. He began paying attention to rock 'n' roll and wrote many songs in this style, that he tried to sell to native singers and music labels. He had some success, however his massive break came once he attracted the eye of singer Jackie Wilson, United Nations agency recorded Gordy's "Reet Petite" and the currently legendary "Lonely Teardrops." each songs became instant hits, and supported their success, Gordy quit his $85-per-week job at Ford and struck out on his own as a freelance producer.
musical family. One of Wendy's uncle had some records out in the 40's and 50's.
The music industry during the 1940s was filled with many talented artists who impacted the music industry and the history of rock n’ roll forever. But one of the very well known and talented artists was Buddy Holly. Buddy Holly was the first to pioneer new music genres and progressive music. Charles Hardin Holley (1936-1959) was an American musician and artist whose creative career began in 1956. The family name is correctly spelled “Holley” but his first recording contract from Decca Records in 1956 spelled his last name “Holly” and he kept it that way for the rest of his career (Griggs 1). Holly took a very influential position in the music industry and built an audience for his Rock and Roll music very quickly due to his unique voice and advanced knowledge of music. Buddy Holly is a prime example of a musical pioneer who blended resources from various music genres including a variety of popular genres such as rhythm and blues (RNB), oriental, and African (Schinder and Schwartz 85).
In 1929, Eleanor made her Broadway debut in Follow Thru. After being in a Broadway show, her stardom kept rising until she made it to Hollywood. In 1935 she appeared in her first movie, George White's 'Scandals of 1935'.From then on, she just got more and more successful. One of her more memorable performances was in ‘Broadway Melody in 1940’ dancing alongside Fred Astaire to “Begin the Beguine’.
Count Basie, or William Basie, was born on August 21, 1904 in Red Banks, New Jersey. William grew up with an influential musical background. At a young age Basie learned how to play piano, as his mother would sit down and teach him. While Basie had a natural born talent for the piano, his first preference was the drums. After being discouraged however as not making it as the...
the world. Gershwin , at the young age of fifteen, quit school and became a song plugger.
Later in 1993 they conceived a baby girl together, Frances Bean which was about two
Famous choreographer George Balanchine once said, “He is the most interesting, the most inventive, the most elegant dancer of our times” and noted dancer Rudolph Nureyev also said, “He was not just the best ballroom dancer, or tap dancer, he was simply the greatest, most imaginative, dancer of our time.” These famous dancers were referring to Fred Astaire, who has been known as one of the greatest dancers of all time. His light, artistic joyful style of dancing has impacted dance in an extremely unique way. Astaire used techniques in films as well as in dance that have shaped society. Astaire was mostly prominent throughout the 1930s during the Great Depression. Everywhere, Americans were looking for some joy in their lives, and Astaire was able to give them hope in a period of history that lacked optimism. Fred Astaire’s carefree dance movement style and techniques, specifically in the films Swing Time and The Gay Divorcee, help America through the Great Depression and signifies the importance of art in this time period.
That year he met the woman who would be his future wife. She was in his first film for his film
During this time, the Bee Gees were gaining popularity, and a lot of their music is featured in Saturday Night Fever. Their music, combined with the dancing, influenced the way that dance began to change. There was the emergence of more disco style dance being incorporated into jazz dance. “The 1970s also saw the huge impact of John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever, which boosted the image of the male dancer…” (Nalett). Seeing a male actor starring in a dancing role in a feature film was a great encouragement for men to dance. They had a sense of security that it was “cool” and
On February 12, 1935 Auguste Escoffier died at the age of 88, just two weeks after his wife passed away.