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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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On Jun 22, 1987: #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), died of #pneumonia at 88.
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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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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