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  1. Behind the Scenes: Fred Astaire’s Dedication on the Set of Top Hat (1935)

    📰 Original title: 30 Amazing Photographs of Fred Astaire on the Set of “Top Hat” (1935)

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    #cinema #fredastaire #gingerrogers #tophat

  2. On May 10th, 1899: #FredAstaire, American stage and screen tap #dancer, singer ("Night And Day"; "Cheek To Cheek"; "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off"), and #actor (Royal Wedding; Easter Parade; Swingtime), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1987).
    #HappyBirthday #RIP 🕊️

  3. #HashtagGames
    #LongWordASong

    How Could You Be Convinced By Me When I Made Amorous Utterances To You When You Were Certain That I've Been a Tall Tale Teller The Entirety of My Existence?
    #FredAstaire #JanePowell #RoyalWedding

    songfacts.com/facts/fred-astai…

  4. Pomona Fox Theatre Turns 95 With Tours, Music, Top Hat

    The Pomona Fox celebrates its 95th birthday with tours, live music and the Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers musical…
    #UnitedStates #US #USA #america #Artdéco #ArtDecoSociety #Entertainment #FoxTheatre #FredAstaire #GingerRogers #greenday #health #jack-white #Pomona #Pomona'sFoxTheater #sports #unitedstatesofamerica
    europesays.com/2930985/

  5. "The Way You Look To-night" is a song from the film #SwingTime that was performed by #FredAstaire and composed by #JeromeKern with lyrics written by #DorothyFields. It won the #AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong in 1936. Fields remarked, "The first time Jerry played that melody for me I went out and started to cry. The release absolutely killed me. I couldn't stop, it was so beautiful." In the movie.
    youtube.com/watch?v=sgv3mLC-B3g

  6. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" is a 1937 popular #song with music by #GeorgeGershwin and lyrics by #IraGershwin. It was introduced by #FredAstaire in the 1937 film #ShallWeDance and gained huge success.
    youtube.com/watch?v=huCKTRWiu_s

  7. #OnThisDay in 1932, #FredAstaire and #GingerRogers' 1st movie together "Flying Down to Rio", directed by Thornton Freeland, premieres in NYC.

  8. Actress Natalie Wood died 44 years ago today at age 43 while boating off California’s Santa Catalina Island with her husband Robert Wagner and actor Christopher Walken.
    Pallbearers at her funeral on Dec 2, 1981, at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetary were #RockHudson, #FrankSinatra, #LaurenceOlivier, #EliaKazan, #GregoryPeck, #DavidNiven, #FredAstaire.

    TAGS: #NatalieWood #RobertWagner #ChristopherWalken #WestSideStory #Hollywood #Film #Movies #Cinema #CatalinaIsland #SantaCatalinaIsland

  9. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" is a 1937 popular #song with music by #GeorgeGershwin and lyrics by #IraGershwin. It was introduced by #FredAstaire in the 1937 film #ShallWeDance and gained huge success.
    youtube.com/watch?v=x6uDp5lYPzs

  10. "Cheek to Cheek" is a song written by #IrvingBerlin in 1934–35, specifically for #FredAstaire, the star of his new musical, #TopHat, co-starring #GingerRogers. In the movie, Astaire sings the song to Rogers as they dance. The song was nominated for the Best Song #Oscar for 1936, which it lost to "#LullabyOfBroadway". The song spent five weeks at #1 on #YourHitParade and was named the #1 song of 1935.
    youtube.com/watch?v=P1u2G16fq_Y

  11. "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" is a popular song written by #IrvingBerlin for the 1935 film #TopHat, where it was introduced by #FredAstaire. The song title refers to the #formalWear required on a party invitation: top hat, #whiteTie, and a #tailcoat. Popular recordings in 1935 were by Fred Astaire and by #RayNoble and his Orchestra (vocal by #AlBowlly and The Freshmen).
    youtube.com/watch?v=31jPnElsiLo

  12. "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" is a popular song written by #IrvingBerlin for the 1935 film #TopHat, where it was introduced by #FredAstaire. The song title refers to the #formalWear required on a party invitation: top hat, #whiteTie, and a #tailcoat. Popular recordings in 1935 were by Fred Astaire and by #RayNoble and his Orchestra (vocal by #AlBowlly and The Freshmen).
    youtube.com/watch?v=31jPnElsiLo

  13. "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" is a popular song written by #IrvingBerlin for the 1935 film #TopHat, where it was introduced by #FredAstaire. The song title refers to the #formalWear required on a party invitation: top hat, #whiteTie, and a #tailcoat. Popular recordings in 1935 were by Fred Astaire and by #RayNoble and his Orchestra (vocal by #AlBowlly and The Freshmen).
    youtube.com/watch?v=31jPnElsiLo

  14. "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" is a popular song written by #IrvingBerlin for the 1935 film #TopHat, where it was introduced by #FredAstaire. The song title refers to the #formalWear required on a party invitation: top hat, #whiteTie, and a #tailcoat. Popular recordings in 1935 were by Fred Astaire and by #RayNoble and his Orchestra (vocal by #AlBowlly and The Freshmen).
    youtube.com/watch?v=31jPnElsiLo

  15. "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" is a popular song written by #IrvingBerlin for the 1935 film #TopHat, where it was introduced by #FredAstaire. The song title refers to the #formalWear required on a party invitation: top hat, #whiteTie, and a #tailcoat. Popular recordings in 1935 were by Fred Astaire and by #RayNoble and his Orchestra (vocal by #AlBowlly and The Freshmen).
    youtube.com/watch?v=31jPnElsiLo

  16. "The Way You Look To-night" is a song from the film #SwingTime that was performed by #FredAstaire and composed by #JeromeKern with lyrics written by #DorothyFields. It won the #AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong in 1936. Fields remarked, "The first time Jerry played that melody for me I went out and started to cry. The release absolutely killed me. I couldn't stop, it was so beautiful." In the movie.
    youtube.com/watch?v=_DB31doPluY

  17. "Cheek to Cheek" is a song written by #IrvingBerlin in 1934–35, specifically for #FredAstaire, the star of his new musical, #TopHat, co-starring #GingerRogers. In the movie, Astaire sings the song to Rogers as they dance. The song was nominated for the Best Song #Oscar for 1936, which it lost to "#LullabyOfBroadway". The song spent five weeks at #1 on #YourHitParade and was named the #1 song of 1935.
    youtube.com/watch?v=20iOlPwz0J0

  18. "The Way You Look To-night" is a song from the film #SwingTime that was performed by #FredAstaire and composed by #JeromeKern with lyrics written by #DorothyFields. It won the #AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong in 1936. Fields remarked, "The first time Jerry played that melody for me I went out and started to cry. The release absolutely killed me. I couldn't stop, it was so beautiful." In the movie.
    youtube.com/watch?v=sgv3mLC-B3g

  19. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" is a 1937 popular #song with music by #GeorgeGershwin and lyrics by #IraGershwin. It was introduced by #FredAstaire in the 1937 film #ShallWeDance and gained huge success.
    youtube.com/watch?v=erYNlCajKd4

  20. "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" is a song written by #HaroldArlen and #JohnnyMercer for the movie musical #TheSkysTheLimit (1943) and first performed in the film by #FredAstaire.
    youtube.com/watch?v=TfPbe7w6nRI