#fredastaire — Public Fediverse posts
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Blu-ray Review: On The Beach – “a classic, and an important part of film history.” Read it here https://bit.ly/4bra27X by @LordWoolamaloo
#OnTheBeach #film #GregoryPeck #AvaGardner #FredAstaire #StanleyKramer #AnthonyPerkins #WWIII
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"Let's Face the Music and Dance" is a song published in 1936 by #IrvingBerlin for the film #FollowTheFleet, where it was introduced by #FredAstaire and featured in a celebrated dance duet with Astaire and #GingerRogers. The #jazz song has also been covered by various artists years following its release, including #NatKingCole, #EllaFitzgerald, #FrankSinatra, #MelTorme, Todd Gordon and others.
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"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 "Lullaby of Broadway". The song spent five weeks at #1 on #YourHitParade and was named the #1 song of 1935.
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This week’s #FridayThrillerClub leading men are Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden and Fred Astaire.
#TheToweringInfero #SteveMcQueen #PaulNewman #WilliamHolden #FredAstaire