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Steve McQueen, Robert Wagner, Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Jennifer Jones, Fred Astaire, Paul Newman, Richard Chamberlain, Robert Vaughn and OJ Simpson, the cast of The Towering Inferno (1974) lining up and smiling for a publicity still.

Robert Wagner's entry among my best 1,001 movies is Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.

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Fred Astaire for Del Monte Coffee circa 1947

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"So, you dance on street corners, huh?" 😉 By all rights, these two should have been competitors (and the press often painted them as such), but they simply refused! Instead, they became the best of friends. 🥰 There's one story, in particular, which I think illustrates the depth of their relationship...When Gene's wife died of cancer, he was understandably devastated. One evening, he was sitting alone, when there was a knock at the door. He ignored it, but the knocker persisted. Finally, Gene yelled, "There's nobody home", to which Fred replied, "I know...That's why I came to be with you". 🥺 Fred (who had brought some food), sat quietly with Gene all night. 😭 It turns out, that Gene had done the same for Fred, when his wife died from cancer, years earlier. 😔 These two were both so lovely, and their friendship was just precious. 🥺 Fred Astaire & Gene Kelly, in "Ziegfeld Follies" (1945). 💕

I claim no rights to this video. 🤍

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Irving Berlin and Fred Astaire during the making of TOP HAT (1935)

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On May 4 1949 The Barkleys of Broadway premiered in New York.

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Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire and unknown man (probably from the production), behind the scenes in Funny Face, Paris, 1956.

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Fred Astaire-Charlotte Rampling "Un taxi malva" (Un taxi mauve) 1977, de Yves Boisset.

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Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire and Kay Thompson in Funny Face, 1957.

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Happy Birthday Fred Astaire!!!❤️🎂

(May 10, 1899 - June 22, 1987)

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Here are 10 things you should know about Fred Astaire​, born 123 years ago today. For our part, we admire Astaire almost as much for his sartorial panache as for his legendary dancing and singing abilities.

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Adele and Fred Astaire

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Blues Skies, 1946 (sorry for the poor quality)

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Fred Astaire with 34 of his 84 pairs of dance shoes. Photography by Bob Landry for LIFE Magazine, 1941

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Come Dance with Me

Fred Astaire

Ginger Rogers

Donald O’Connor

Rita Hayworth

Gene Kelly

Eartha Kitt

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Irving Berlin, Judy Garland, and Fred Astaire in 1948