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- Performance of 'Glass Pieces' highlights NYCB's return 9 Jul 2008 06:52 GMT
... electric. The evening closed with an audience favorite, “I’m Old Fashioned,” a nod to Fred Astaire. The ballet begins with the screening of a film clip with Astaire and Rita ...
- Arthur Malvin, 83, Won Tony for 'Sugar Babies' Score 9 Jul 2008 05:54 GMT
... In 1978, Malvin shared an Emmy with Stan Freeman for the mini-musical "Hi-Hat," a Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers parody the pair wrote for "The Carol Burnett Show." He spent 11 years ...
- Vilma Ebsen, 96, Buddy's Broadway Partner 9 Jul 2008 05:53 GMT
... At one time, their vaudeville and nightclub act was known as "the poor man's Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers." In the Depression, it probably counted as a compliment. After several ...
- Mickey Spillane, 88, Writer of Brutal Detective Novels That Sold in the Millions 9 Jul 2008 05:53 GMT
... the paperback market and became so popular they were parodied in movies, including the Fred Astaire musical "The Band Wagon." He was a quintessential Cold War writer, an unconditional believer ...
- Cyd Charisse, 86, Dancer Had $5 Million Legs 9 Jul 2008 05:53 GMT
... dancer of the 1950s. She had her pick of partners, from Gene Kelly to Fred Astaire, who said, "When you've danced with her, you stay danced with." Her height was ...
- Ann Richards, a Governor of Texas, Dies of Cancer at 73 9 Jul 2008 05:53 GMT
... Richards won cheers from delegates when she reminded them that Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, "only backwards and in high heels." Richards sealed her partisan reputation with a ...
- Fayard Nicholas, 91, Tap Dancer 9 Jul 2008 05:53 GMT
... down banisters, leap-frogging and doing splits. Incredibly, it was shot in a single take. Fred Astaire once told Fayard that it was the best musical number he had ever seen. ...
- Martha Tilton, 91, Strong Voice of the Swing Era 9 Jul 2008 05:53 GMT
... Goodman vet, drummer Gene Krupa. She also sang on screen (but uncredited) in the Fred Astaire vehicle "You'll Never Get Rich" and played the lead in a 1944 B-musical called ...
- The Revival of the Musical 8 Jul 2008 13:12 GMT
... screen. Although the market for musicals was becoming saturated stars such as Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly were some of Hollywood's most famous. And although the fifties saw ...
- A ballet master 8 Jul 2008 11:57 GMT
... Concert," often considered the funniest ballet ever, "I'm Old Fashioned," a lyric tribute to Fred Astaire, and "West Side Story Suite," featuring searing moments from the immortal musical. Starting Tuesday, ...
- Pamela Anderson takes the cake, etc and so forth 7 Jul 2008 14:33 GMT
... Van Damme.Did you know he can bench press 365lbs, and once declared himself "the Fred Astaire of karate"?... ...
- Rise and fall of boxing champion Michael Nunn 6 Jul 2008 10:15 GMT
... Left-handed. Six-foot-two with great reach. In his prime, he was poetry. Feet borrowed from Fred Astaire, a jab like a jackhammer. "As a boxer, a pure boxer," boxing analyst Al ...
- Master of dance 6 Jul 2008 07:55 GMT
... he wanted. When he was staging “I’m Old Fashioned,” Neal remembers having to watch Fred Astaire dancing on film over and over again. Otto remembers that too, as well as ...
- Ballroom craze gets physicians competing with their peers 6 Jul 2008 07:34 GMT
... years competing and teaching. Cruz has danced all over the world and for both Fred Astaire and Arthur Murray dance studios. "‘Dancing With the Stars' is really a boost to ...
- Charles Aznavour receives Order of Canada honours in Quebec City 6 Jul 2008 01:30 GMT
... 100 million records. His songs have been covered by the likes of Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Ray Charles and Bob Dylan. Hip-hop artist Dr. Dre's 2001 hit "What's The Difference?" ...
- Aznavour receives Order of Canada honours in Quebec 6 Jul 2008 01:14 GMT
... 100 million records. His songs have been covered by the likes of Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Ray Charles and Bob Dylan. Hip-hop artist Dr. Dre's 2001 hit “What's The Difference?” ...
- Aznavour receives honorary Order of Canada 5 Jul 2008 23:53 GMT
... 100 million records. His songs have been covered by the likes of Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Ray Charles and Bob Dylan. Hip-hop artist Dr. Dre's 2001 hit "What's The Difference?" ...
- French singer Aznavour receives Canadian honour in Quebec City 5 Jul 2008 20:50 GMT
... songs have also been sung by stars such as Bing Crosby, Ray Charles and Fred Astaire. The multilingual singer has visited Canada many times over the years, having started his ...
- Aznavour named to Order of Canada 5 Jul 2008 20:30 GMT
... him in North America in the '40s, and performers Bing Crosby, Ray Charles and Fred Astaire, who were among the many stars to cover Aznavour's hits. Some of his best-loved ...
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