Fred Astaire

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Lifespan:
May 10, 1899 - June 22, 1987, he died aged 88 and was American.
Birthname:
Frederick Austerlitz.
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An artist with 69 releases, and credited 5 times on others' music. 22 collaborations and 1 musical relative.

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Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 - June 22, 1987) was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. His stage and subsequent film career spanned a total of seventy-six years, during which he made thirty-one musical films. 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, Nureyev and Robbins among them, also acknowledged his importance and influence.

He was named the fifth Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute.

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American Standards, Musicals, Traditional Pop. Vote on Genres

Discography

(74 releases – 69 under his own name and 5 credits on others' music) Edit

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