Elegance is usually an imposition, a set of mannerisms employed by the swells to cover their emptiness and maintain their distance from us plebeians. Fred Astaire's achievement — no, his glory — was ...

You know you’re in trouble when the author of a book on a popular artist drags in lofty literary references to justify what he clearly regards as his own intellectual slumming. In this case, Joseph ...

Hilary Remley is a News Writer at Collider. She is a recent graduate of SUNY Albany. Black Bear International has just launched international sales on the upcoming Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers ...

May 10th marks the birthday of Frederick Austerlitz, better known to the world as Fred Astaire, and the greatest popular-music dancer. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1899, Astaire’s journey into show ...

On Monday, February 13, we received major updates on two films following the life and career of Fred Astaire. To make matters even more complicated, both actors playing Astaire on the big screen, ...

In 1952, record producer Norman Granz brought six jazz stars into the studio to back a singer from outside their circle: Hollywood song and dance man Fred Astaire. This is FRESH AIR. In 1952, record ...

Ask a group of choreophiles to name the greatest dancer in history and you’ll hear responses from Michael Jackson to Mikhail Baryshnikov. But no list is complete without Fred Astaire, the actor, ...