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Author : Arlene Croce
Publisher : New York : Vintage Books
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105007514107
Author : George Baxt
Publisher : St Martins Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0312151292
In Hollywood in 1953, dancing legends Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers prepare to dance with Russia's Baronovitch Ballet, but the two have trouble concentrating on the show while investigating a murder
Author : Arlene Croce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:987218823
Author : Ginger Rogers
Publisher : It Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2008-08-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0061564702
She was born Virginia Katherine McMath, but the world would come to know her—and love her—as Ginger Rogers: Broadway star, Academy Award-winning actress, and the ultimate on-screen dancing partner of the inimitable Fred Astaire. In Ginger: My Story, the legendary entertainer shares the triumphs of a remarkable career that began when she won a Texas dancing contest at age fourteen; the joys and heartbreaks of her five marriages; her relationships with some of Hollywood's major leading men, including Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, and damaged daredevil billionaire Howard Hughes; and the strength of her religious convictions that got her through thick and thin. Lavishly illustrated with rare photographs from the author's personal collection, Ginger is an enthralling, behind-the-scenes tour of Hollywood life during the Golden Age of movies by one of its most enduring stars.
Author : Katy Holborn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1706132360
FRED ASTAIRE & GINGER ROGERS: THE UNDYING STARS OF HOLLYWOOD'S GOLDEN AGE: A Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers Biography What makes a person a star? This is one of the greatest mysteries of the entertainment world. How can someone be propelled from an ordinary existence into the extraordinary, lifted from the Earth and soaring into the stratosphere? Like lightning caught in a bottle, some people have that certain X-factor in their bodies and personalities. They manage to house the mysterious "It" that encapsulates the needs and desires of a large mass of people at a particular point in time. These people are stars. But as surely as stars rise, most also fall. They wax and wane, and vanish into the annals of history, touching and brilliant, but only for a time. A few, however, do not fade. Their names and faces become unforgettable, seeping into the lifeblood of popular culture. Timeless and iconic, they remain relevant and inspirational even to a changed world. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are two of these undying stars, amongst the greatest figures of Hollywood's Golden Age. Fred and Ginger together was pure, perfect alchemy. They transformed matter into cinema gold and became the most memorable dance partners in movie history.
Author : Hannah Hyam
Publisher : New Generation Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Dance
ISBN : 1905621965
The partnership between Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, which was born and reached its peak in the Hollywood musical of the 1930s, is one of the most enduringly popular ever to have graced the cinema screen. This important new study explores the series of seven films - from "The Gay Divorcee " in 1934 to "Carefree" in 1938 - that represent the quintessential 'Fred and Ginger'. Astaire and Rogers are most renowned for their peerless dance duets, but these constitute only a small proportion of the time they appeared on screen together. Their skills as performers and their remarkable rapport are equally apparent in their acting and singing, and in Fred and Ginger Hannah Hyam analyses all three aspects of their partnership in depth, illuminating the qualities that give it such timeless appeal. Distinguishing the seven 'Fred and Ginger' films from the three others that Astaire and Rogers made together, the book defines their characteristic features and assesses their relative merits, before going on to examine in detail the romantic partnership between Fred and Ginger as pursued in dialogue, song and dance throughout the series. Generously illustrated with choice black and white stills, Fred and Ginger will be welcomed not only by Astaire-Rogers enthusiasts and students of the genre but by all lovers of film and of true artistry in music and dance.
Author : Kathleen Riley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780199913077
This is the first book about the theatre career of Fred and Adele Astaire, detailing their years in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in London, their impact culturally, and the essence of their partnership on and off the stage.
Author : John E. Mueller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040137312
Author : Fred Astaire
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2008-08-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780061567568
One of the foremost entertainers of the twentieth century—singer, actor, choreographer, and, of course, the most dazzling "hoofer" in the history of motion pictures—Fred Astaire was the epitome of charm, grace, and suave sophistication, with a style all his own and a complete disregard for the laws of gravity. Steps in Time is Astaire's story in his own words, a memoir as beguiling, exuberant, and enthralling as the great artist himself, the man ballet legends George Balanchine and Rudolf Nureyev cited as, hands down, the century's greatest dancer. From his debut in vaudeville at age six through his remarkable career as the star of many of the most popular Hollywood musicals ever captured on celluloid, Steps in Time celebrates the golden age of entertainment and its royalty, as seen through the eyes of the era's affable and adored prince. Illustrated with more than forty rare photographs from the author's personal collection, here is Astaire in all his debonair glory—his life, his times, his movies, and, above all, his magical screen appearances and enduring friendship with the most beloved of all his dancing partners, Ginger Rogers.
Author : Ginger Rogers
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0816154376
Author : Jocelyn Faris
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1994-03-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780313369766
Though chiefly remembered as the dance partner of Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers had many other significant achievements in the entertainment world. She was a dancer, singer, comedienne, and Academy Award winning dramatic actress, as well as the highest paid Hollywood star in 1942. Miss Faris provides a detailed record of Ginger Roger's life and career, painting a picture of her as one of the most versatile performers in the United States. The volume begins with a short biography of Ginger Rogers, along with a succinct chronology of the major events in her life and career. These portions of the book provide a context for the chapters that follow, which contain annotated entries for her stage, film, radio, and television performances. The entries provide production information and cast listings, along with excerpts from reviews and critical commentaries. An extensive annotated bibliography lists books, magazine and newspaper articles, and movie trade publications that provide further information about Ginger Rogers's fascinating career.
Author : John Franceschina
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780199754298
Armed with an eighth-grade education, an inexhaustible imagination, and an innate talent for dancing, Hermes Pan (1909-1990) was a boy from Tennessee who became the most prolific, popular, and memorable choreographer of the glory days of the Hollywood musical. While he may be most well-known for the Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers musicals which he choreographed at RKO film studios, he also created dances at Twentieth Century-Fox, M-G-M, Paramount, and later for television, winning both the Oscar and the Emmy for best choreography.In Hermes Pan: The Man Who Danced with Fred Astaire, Pan emerges as a man in full, an artist inseparable from his works. He was a choreographer deeply interested in his dancers' personalities, and his dances became his way of embracing and understanding the outside world. Though his time in a Trappist monastery proved to him that he was more suited to choreography than to life as a monk, Pan remained a deeply devout Roman Catholic throughout his creative life, a person firmly convinced of the powers of prayer. While he was rarely to be seen without several beautiful women at his side, it was no secret that Pan was homosexual and even had a life partner. As Pan worked at the nexus of the cinema industry's creative circles during the golden age of the film musical, this book traces not only Pan's personal life but also the history of the Hollywood musical itself. It is a study of Pan, who emerges here as a benevolent perfectionist, and equally of the stars, composers, and directors with whom he worked, from Astaire and Rogers to Betty Grable, Rita Hayworth, Elizabeth Taylor, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Bob Fosse, George Gershwin, Samuel Goldwyn, and countless other luminaries of American popular entertainment.Author John Franceschina bases his telling of Pan's life on extensive first-hand research into Pan's unpublished correspondence and his own interviews. Pan enjoyed one of the most illustrious careers of any Hollywood dance director, and because his work also spanned across Broadway and television, this book will appeal to readers interested in musical theater history, dance history, and film.
Author : Peter Levinson
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781250091499
Fred Astaire defined elegance on the dance floor. With white tie, tails and a succession of elegant partners - Ginger Rogers, Cyd Charisse, Rita Hayworth, Eleanor Powell, Judy Garland and others - he created an indelible image of the Anglo bon vivant. His origins, though, were far more humble: Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Fred Astaire came from Midwestern stock that partially had its origin in the late nineteenth century Jewish communities of Austria. At first, he played second fiddle in vaudeville to his sister, Adele; however, once he learned how to tap and bought his first Brooks Brothers suit, the game changed. How did he transform himself from a small town Nebraska boy into the most sophisticated man ever to dance across a dance floor? In this comprehensive new book about the life and artistry of Fred Astaire, Peter Levinson looks carefully at the entirety of Astaire's career from vaudeville to Broadway to Hollywood to television. He explores Astaire's relationships with his vivacious dance partners, his friendship with songwriters like George Gershwin and Irving Berlin and his relationship with choreographers like Hermes Pan to discover how Astaire, in effect, created his elegant persona. Astaire put his mark on the Hollywood musical, starting his career at RKO and then moving to MGM. From his long list of films, certain classics like "Swing Time", "Top Hat", "Royal Wedding" and "The Bandwagon" revolutionized the presentation of dance on film; but, he also revolutionized the television variety special with the Emmy-Award-Winning "An Evening With Fred Astaire". For 'Puttin' on the Ritz", veteran Hollywood insider, Peter Levinson interviewed over two hundred people who worked closely with Astaire such as Debbie Reynolds, Dick Van Dyke, Artie Shaw, Bobby Short, Oscar Peterson, Mel Ferrer, Betty Garrett, Joel Grey, Arlene Dahl, Michael Kidd, Betty Comden, Onna White, Margaret Whiting, Andy Williams, and others like Quincy Jones, John Travolta, and John Williams, to provide an intimate window on to his professional as well as his personal life. His new biography of Astaire is a celebration of the great era of sophistication on Broadway and in Hollywood as seen through the life of a man who learned how to put on the Ritz and become America's premiere song-and-dance-man: Fred Astaire.
Author : Sarah Giles
Publisher : Doubleday Books
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015013635068
The Hollywood actor and dancer comes to life in the words of the people who knew him best, his family, friends, and peers.
Author : Kathleen Riley
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780199738410
This is the first book about the theatre career of Fred and Adele Astaire, detailing their years in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in London, their impact culturally, and the essence of their partnership on and off the stage.
