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  • Lately he's been touring in an autobiographical solo piece, "Steps in Time" "It's also the title of Fred Astaire's memoir - I don't think he'd mind".

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Not since the era of the Hollywood musical extravaganza of the mid twentieth century, starring artists such as Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly and Ginger Rogers, has dancing been at the forefront of pop culture.

    Archive 2006-11-01 Thatsnews 2006

  • Not since the era of the Hollywood musical extravaganza of the mid twentieth century, starring artists such as Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly and Ginger Rogers, has dancing been at the forefront of pop culture.

    Dancers can now join a new innovative website focused on Dancing Thatsnews 2006

  • Yet right off the bat, singer Rebecca Kilgore and tenor saxophonist Harry Allen prove that, as with Fred Astaire and Shirley Temple, there is indeed a Marilyn Monroe Songbook, a unique body of music that's no less hers than her own celebrated body.

    The Jazz Scene: Big Bands and Bombshells Will Friedwald 2011

  • Mr. Cavett tells of Chico Marx randily propositioning Tallulah Bankhead, and Fred Astaire trashing Katharine Hepburn—forgetting that the windows of his limo were wide open with pedestrians in earshot.

    The 2,000 Year Old Man, at 85 Amy Chozick 2011

  • Perhaps inspired by Fred Astaire's habit of slipping a necktie through his belt loops, the ribbon belt began as a clever re-purposing of the narrow fabrics used in hatbands and other garment trimmings.

    Tie One On Darrell Hartman 2011

  • Wrapped around everyone from salty island-dwellers to Fred Astaire, the ribbon belt remains a staple for the devil-may-care man.

    Tie One On Darrell Hartman 2011

  • Galoshes rose to stardom in the U.S. in 1936, when Fred Astaire told Ginger Rogers, "You ought to be wearing galoshes," just before they sang "A Fine Romance."

    The Time May Be Right for Galoshes to Make a Splash Again Barry Newman 2011

  • Parting thought for anyone thinking heels don't show power; Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did backwards and in heels.

    Shenan Reed: Heels Show Power Shenan Reed 2011

  • Parting thought for anyone thinking heels don't show power; Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did backwards and in heels.

    Shenan Reed: Heels Show Power Shenan Reed 2011

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