As the star of cherished Hollywood song-and-dance movies such as Top Hat and The Band Wagon, Fred Astaire appeared to live in ...

It was the Great Depression and movie goers flocked to theaters just to get a few hours of escapism, which is exactly what they got on December 29, 1933 with what turned out to be the very beginning ...

Until recently, the oldest entertainment program known to survive on color videotape was NBC’s An Evening with Fred Astaire, broadcast live on October 17, 1958. But now, a rare color videotape of the ...

The upcoming Fred Astaire biopic, starring Tom Holland, has already become a towering inferno before it’s even gotten off the ground. The film is supposedly set to tell the story of the actor/dancer’s ...

I get asked how I come up with column topics. This one started with a Hallmark ornament — of Fred Astaire as the story-telling mailman of the Christmas TV chestnut, “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” ...

A UK native, Gavin Lee is truly the embodiment of the old-time “song and dance” man. In addition to a strong and rich singing voice, Lee is also a phenomenal tap dancer. Add to this double barrel of ...

Today, one almost can’t turn on the TV or radio, or open a newspaper, magazine, or web page without hearing a mention of Mr. Fred Astaire in reference to dancing. He has left a lasting impact on the ...

Dancers and singers Alice and Ellen Kessler also performed with Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, and Eddie Fisher.