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A Book of Drivel.
A biography more obsessed with British Royalty than anything Fred Astaire might have done. This book is a pathetic effort by an author so insecure about his own standing in the rotten British class-system.. I could'nt believe what i was reading!Mr.Satchell is in awe of Monarchy and uses every excuse to name-drop the many Titled "Ladies??" and "Gentlemen??". Truly sad.
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60pg. tribute program honoring the great dancer-actor. Illus. w.many photos & stills throughout. Minute creasing to edge of front wrap. which is mirrored throughout the program. Vg. ... Read more

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10" x 8" publicity photo (this "print" is relatively recent, not from the original 1953 release of the film). ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! An Evening with Fred Astaire was a one-hour live television special starring Fred Astaire, broadcast on NBC on October 17, 1958. It was highly successful, winning nine Emmy awards and spawning three further specials, and technically innovative, as it was the first major television show to be recorded on color videotape. It was produced at NBC's Color City studios in Burbank, California. ... Read more

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Chapters: Jim Thorpe, Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, Patrick Swayze, Cheryl Burke, Julianne Hough, Derek Hough, Lacey Schwimmer, Brian Fortuna, Cyd Charisse, Chelsie Hightower, James R. Lyons, Jonathan Roberts, Mary Murphy, Ashly Delgrosso, Ken and Miye Ota, Heidi Groskreutz, Corky Ballas, Mike Sexton, Melanie Lapatin, Tony Meredith, Ariella Rush, Barbara Moore, Edward Simon, Marjorie Parker Smith, Hunter Johnson. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 179. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 June 22, 1987), born Frederick Austerlitz, was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. His stage and subsequent film career spanned a total of 76 years, during which he made 31 musical films. He was named the fifth Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute. He is particularly associated with Ginger Rogers, with whom he made ten films. According to another major innovator in filmed dance, Gene Kelly, "The history of dance on film begins with Astaire." Beyond film and television, many classical dancers and choreographers, Rudolf Nureyev, Michael Jackson, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Jerome Robbins among them, also acknowledged his importance and influence. Fred and Adele Astaire, c.1906Astaire was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Johanna "Ann" (née Geilus) and Frederic "Fritz" Austerlitz (born September 8, 1868, as Friedrich Emanuel Austerlitz). Astaire's mother was born in the United States to Lutheran German immigrants from East Prussia and Alsace, while Astaire's father was born in Linz, Austria, to Jewish parents who had converted to Catholicism. After arriving in New York City at age 24 on October 26, 1892, and being processed at Ellis Island, Astaire's father, hoping to find work in his brewing trade, moved to Omaha, Ne...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=64962 ... Read more

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Chapters: American Crooners, British Crooners, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Harry Connick, Jr., Fred Astaire, Bobby Darin, Paul Anka, Dean Martin, Rudy Vallée, Nat King Cole, Pat Boone, Gene Autry, Vic Damone, Frankie Laine, Barry Manilow, Tony Bennett, Perry Como, Johnny Mathis, Luther Vandross, Jack Jones, Al Bowlly, Brook Benton, Justin Hayford, Arcesia, Cliff Edwards, Gene Austin, Kyle Vincent, Kalil Wilson, Art Gillham, Houston, Russ Columbo, George Evans, Buddy Clark, Johnny Hartman, Jimmy Roselli, Matt Belsante, Jean Sablon, List of Crooners, Duke Mitchell, Sol Raye. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 430. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Elvis Aaron (or Aron) Presley (January 8, 1935 August 16, 1977) was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, Presley moved to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family at the age of 13. He began his career there in 1954 when Sun Records owner Sam Phillips, eager to bring the sound of African American music to a wider audience, saw in Presley the means to realize his ambition. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was one of the originators of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country and rhythm and blues. RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage the singer for over two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", released in January 1956, was a number one hit. He became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll with a series of network television appearances and chart-topping records. His energized interpretations of song...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=9288 ... Read more

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Commentary (music and lyrics not included).Chapters: List of Songs Introduced by Fred Astaire, One for My Baby, Night and Day, Puttin' on the Ritz, the Way You Look Tonight, They Can't Take That Away From Me, Fascinating Rhythm, Cheek to Cheek, Carioca, Pick Yourself Up, Dancing in the Dark, I'm Old Fashioned, I Won't Dance, a Foggy Day, 's Wonderful, This Heart of Mine, Nice Work if You Can Get It, Let's Call the Whole Thing Off, a Fine Romance, Let's Face the Music and Dance, Something's Gotta Give, Steppin' Out With My Baby, That's Entertainment!, You're All the World to Me, Funny Face, Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here, My One and Only, 'the Half of It, Dearie' Blues, Top Hat, White Tie and Tails, Never Gonna Dance, All of You, Isn't This a Lovely Day?, Slap That Bass, the Continental, Who Cares?, Change Partners, All by Myself, He Loves and She Loves, Dream Dancing, Clap Yo' Hands, Things Are Looking Up, (I've Got) Beginner's Luck, I Can't Be Bothered Now, I've Got My Eyes on You, Let's Kiss and Make Up, I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket, After You, Who?, I Used to Be Color Blind, So Near and Yet So Far, No Strings. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 134. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: This is a complete list of the songs introduced by Fred Astaire beginning with his first Broadway show Over the Top in 1917 (his childhood and teenage period in vaudeville is not covered). Those who co-introduced a song with him are indicated in the co-singer column. The year refers to the year of introduction, not necessarily the year the song was written. The "Date of First Commercial Recording" refers to songs for which Astaire's recording was the first release of the song to the record-buying public. By default, this list is sorted in alphabetical order by song title, however since it is a so...http://booksllc.net/?id=15877227 ... Read more

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Chapters: Danse Macabre, Fred Astaire's Solo and Partnered Dances, Narcissus, Pas de Deux. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 30. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: This is a complete guide to over one hundred and fifty of Fred Astaire's solo and partnered dances compiled from his thirty-one Hollywood musical comedy films produced between 1933 and 1968, his four television specials and his television appearances on The Hollywood Palace and Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre which cover the period from 1958 to 1968. Further information on the dance routines may be obtained, where available, by clicking on the film links. While Fred Astaire remains the most prolific and influential dancer in cinema history, his corpus is also valued for its inventiveness, virtuosity and precision of execution, indeed a hallmark of Astaire was his determination never to repeat himself. In the field of motion-picture dance, only Gene Kelly is considered to have created work of comparable quality and importance, and even he was unable to match the sheer volume of Astaire's output. Roberta (1935) was the last film where the taps were all recorded live, after this virtually all of Fred Astaire's taps were re-recorded by him in post production, and while this was common practice in Hollywood musicals of the time - for example Ginger Rogers' taps on the Astaire-Rogers pictures were post-recorded by Astaire's collaborator Hermes Pan - it was unusual for a major star to undertake such a tedious and time-consuming task. It was the act of a perfectionist who was by no means a workaholic - between films he would seldom dance, devoting himself instead to his family and favourite pastimes of horseracing and golf. Clips showing Astaire's filmed dances are rarely shown in public today, although they have recently f...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3508092 ... Read more