Fred Astaire

<html> <head> <title>Fred Astaire</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css">  </style></head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap>This is a beta version of NNDB</td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr><map name=fool><area coords="102,0,240,14" href="/people/372/000026294/bibliography/" alt="bibliography"></map><tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 0px 15px 15px 15px;"><img src="/red-profile-2.gif" align="right" height=15 width=240 border=0 usemap=#fool> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0>Fred Astaire<img src="astaire-sized.jpg" height=308 width=230 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Fred Astaire">AKA Frederick Austerlitz, Jr.Born: <a href="/lists/648/000106330/" class=proflink>10-May</a>-<a href="/lists/898/000105583/" class=proflink>1899</a> Birthplace: <a href="/geo/643/000069436/" class=proflink>Omaha, NE</a> Died: <a href="/lists/060/000106739/" class=proflink>22-Jun</a>-<a href="/lists/497/000106179/" class=proflink>1987</a> Location of death: <a href="/geo/582/000069375/" class=proflink>Los Angeles, CA</a> Cause of death: <a href="/lists/323/000069116/" class=proflink>Pneumonia</a> Remains: Buried, <a href="/cemetery/741/000208117/" class="proflink">Oakwood Memorial Park, Chatsworth, CA</a> Gender: Male Religion: <a href="/lists/757/000094475/" class=proflink>Anglican/Episcopalian</a> <a href="#FN1">[1]</a> Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: <a href="/lists/235/000069028/" class=proflink>Dancer</a>, Actor, <a href="/lists/991/000096703/" class=proflink>Singer</a>Nationality: United States Executive summary: Broadway ballroom dancerOne of the greatest dancers of all time.<hr width=25% size=1 align=left><a name="FN1">[1] An Episcopalian, though a branch of the Austerlitz family is from the Jewish quarter in Eisenstadt, Austria. Sister: <a href="/people/090/000107766/">Adele Astaire</a> (dancer, b. 1896, d. 1981) Wife: Phyllis Livingston Potter (m. 12-Jul-1933, d. 13-Sep-1954, one son, one daughter) Son: Fred, Jr. (b. 1936) Daughter: Ava (b. 1942) Wife: Robyn Smith (m. 27-Jun-1980, until his death)     <a href="/company/327/000044195/">Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer</a> under contract     <a href="/honors/466/000060286/">Oscar (honorary)</a> 1950     <a href="/honors/636/000044504/">Golden Globe</a> 1951 for Three Little Words     <a href="/honors/636/000044504/">Golden Globe</a> 1975 for The Towering Inferno     <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 1978 for A Family Upside Down     <a href="/honors/469/000032373/">American Film Institute Life Achievement Award</a> 1981     <a href="/honors/109/000048962/">Kennedy Center Honor</a> 1978     <a href="/honors/312/000044180/">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> 6756 Hollywood Blvd. (motion pictures)     <a href="/honors/256/000163764/">Kentucky Colonel</a>     <a href="/group/814/000054652/">Sgt. Pepper Lonely Heart</a>     <a href="/lists/385/000047244/">Austrian Ancestry</a>     TELEVISION     <a href="/tv/275/000069068/">It Takes a Thief</a> Alistair Mundy (1968-70)     FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR     <a href="/films/532/000254767/">George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (25-Sep-1984)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/887/000040767/">Ghost Story (15-Dec-1981)</a> · Ricky Hawthorne     <a href="/films/036/000351977/">The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (23-Dec-1979)</a>     <a href="/films/338/000250585/">The Purple Taxi (21-May-1977)</a>     <a href="/films/827/000119470/">The Amazing Dobermans (24-Nov-1976)</a>     <a href="/films/663/000083414/">That's Entertainment, Part II (16-May-1976)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/553/000032457/">The Towering Inferno (10-Dec-1974)</a> · Harlee Claiborne     <a href="/films/776/000083527/">That's Entertainment! (23-May-1974)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/758/000064566/">Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (14-Dec-1970)</a> [VOICE]     <a href="/films/958/000263169/">The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (17-Nov-1970)</a>     <a href="/films/735/000220075/">Midas Run (7-May-1969)</a>     <a href="/films/444/000034342/">Finian's Rainbow (9-Oct-1968)</a> · Finian McLonergan     <a href="/films/578/000083329/">The Notorious Landlady (13-Apr-1962)</a>     <a href="/films/543/000083294/">The Pleasure of His Company (1-Jun-1961)</a> · Biddeford Poole     <a href="/films/364/000061181/">On the Beach (17-Dec-1959)</a>     <a href="/films/383/000079146/">Silk Stockings (18-Jul-1957)</a> · Steve Canfield     <a href="/films/765/000037654/">Funny Face (13-Feb-1957)</a>     <a href="/films/762/000037651/">Daddy Long Legs (5-May-1955)</a> · Jervis Pendleton     <a href="/films/747/000037636/">The Band Wagon (7-Aug-1953)</a> · Tony Hunter     <a href="/films/151/000038037/">The Belle of New York (22-Feb-1952)</a> · Charles Hill     <a href="/films/643/000037532/">Royal Wedding (8-Mar-1951)</a> · Tom Bowen     <a href="/films/933/000034831/">Let's Dance (29-Nov-1950)</a> · Donald Elwood     <a href="/films/006/000067802/">Three Little Words (12-Jul-1950)</a> · Bert Kalmar     <a href="/films/546/000074324/">The Barkleys of Broadway (4-May-1949)</a> · Josh Barkley     <a href="/films/150/000038036/">Easter Parade (30-Jun-1948)</a> · Don Hewes     <a href="/films/759/000037648/">Blue Skies (16-Oct-1946)</a> · Jed Potter     <a href="/films/651/000032555/">Ziegfeld Follies (8-Apr-1946)</a> · Imposter     <a href="/films/850/000089583/">Yolanda and the Thief (20-Nov-1945)</a> · Johnny Parkson Riggs     <a href="/films/757/000034655/">The Sky's the Limit (13-Jul-1943)</a> · Fred Atwell     <a href="/films/764/000037653/">You Were Never Lovelier (5-Oct-1942)</a> · Robert Davis     <a href="/films/760/000037649/">Holiday Inn (4-Aug-1942)</a>     <a href="/films/839/000037728/">You'll Never Get Rich (25-Sep-1941)</a> · Robert Curtis     <a href="/films/774/000089507/">Second Chorus (3-Dec-1940)</a> · Danny O'Neill     <a href="/films/791/000039674/">Broadway Melody of 1940 (9-Feb-1940)</a> · Johnny Brett     <a href="/films/250/000079013/">The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (29-Mar-1939)</a> · Vernon Castle     <a href="/films/757/000037646/">Carefree (2-Sep-1938)</a> · Tony Flagg     <a href="/films/763/000037652/">A Damsel in Distress (19-Nov-1937)</a> · Jerry Halliday     <a href="/films/758/000037647/">Shall We Dance (7-May-1937)</a> · Petrov     <a href="/films/752/000037641/">Swing Time (28-Aug-1936)</a> · John Garnett     <a href="/films/756/000037645/">Follow the Fleet (20-Feb-1936)</a> · Bake Baker     <a href="/films/755/000037644/">Top Hat (30-Aug-1935)</a> · Jerry Travers     <a href="/films/753/000037642/">Roberta (8-Mar-1935)</a> · Huck     <a href="/films/754/000037643/">The Gay Divorcee (12-Oct-1934)</a> · Guy Holden     <a href="/films/557/000041434/">Flying Down to Rio (22-Dec-1933)</a> · Fred Ayres     <a href="/films/790/000039673/">Dancing Lady (24-Nov-1933)</a> · Himself Author of books: The Fred Astaire Dance Book and Record: Rumba and Basic Mambo (<tt>1955</tt>, performance art) Steps in Time: An Autobiography (<tt>1959</tt>, memoir) <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;">New! <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=26294"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=26294">Fred Astaire</a></td> </tr> </table> Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript. 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Fred Astaire