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  1. Liz Taylor's First Wedding Dress Sells for $188K

    Wed, 26 Jun 2013

    corset — to the first of her eight weddings in May 1950. Hundreds of guests including Gene Kelly, Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire turned up, and studio MGM boasted that "more stars than there are in heaven" attended. Taylor and Hilton divorced

  2. Audrey Hepburn Sells Chocolate From the Grave

    Thu, 28 Feb 2013

    product. That explains why so many celebrities-or their likenesses, anyway-are used in commercials. To wit: Fred Astaire , who danced with the Dirt Devil in a 1997 commercial (ah, the wonders of computer-assisted technology). Or a

  3. Stanley Donen: Master of the Movie Musical

    Fri, 17 Aug 2012

    Donen is the master of the movie musical. He has helped America's greatest dancers, including Debbie Reynolds and Fred Astaire , create some of the most iconic moments on film. This year one of Donen's materpieces, "Singin' in the Rain

  4. Dog-Dancing Champions Perfected Canine Moonwalk and Boogie

    Tue, 6 Mar 2012

    was a title long held by the graceful Carolyn Scott and her irrepressible golden retriever, Rookie. They were the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers of this world, and, like those stars of the silver screen, they kept things free and loose. The

  5. Newt Gingrich Gets His Own History Book in ‘Citizen Newt’

    Mon, 28 Nov 2011

    Wall Street Journal, “The Republican Party is a Fred Astaire movie in the age of ‘Flashdance.’ Either we change Flashdance wouldn’t apply today and nobody would know who Fred Astaire was, so I’d probably use a different set. But I think the

  6. Jennifer Grey 'Excited' Over 'Dirty Dancing' Remake

    Wed, 10 Aug 2011

    he said in a Lionsgate press release. "Patrick Swayze set the bar for men dancing in the movies as Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire did before him. I believe everywhere you look there is evidence that the talent is out there and I can't wait to

News

  1. News of 'Dirty Dancing' Remake Draws Outrage

    Tue, 9 Aug 2011

    he said in a Lionsgate press release. "Patrick Swayze set the bar for men dancing in the movies as Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire did before him. I believe everywhere you look there is evidence that the talent is out there and I can't wait to

  2. DWTS Couple Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy Rehearse in the Big Apple

    Fri, 22 Apr 2011

    meaning himself," said Alley. "The most amazing thing about it is -- my hero is him, it was dying out back from Fred Astaire -Gene Kelly era, and he said when he came up back in '77, they called him and said the same thing to him," said

  3. Bill vs. Wild: Extreme Ice Climbing

    Wed, 6 Apr 2011

    where shooter-and-unsung-hero Christian Pondella comes in. Much the way Ginger Rogers had to dance as well as Fred Astaire , only backwards in heels, Pondella has to mimic many of Gadd's most daring climbs while holding a camera and changing

  4. Marilyn Monroe to Star Again?

    Fri, 14 Jan 2011

    has made giant strides in recent years, using computers either to match and merge old footage seamlessly with new— Fred Astaire dancing with a vacuum cleaner--or to generate images from scratch and without any real-world precedent. Within

  5. Hawking From the Grave: a Tribute or a Disgrace?

    Wed, 28 Oct 2009

    any payment to the family," Richman said. Remember Fred Astaire With a Dirt Devil And the result was that a valuable of a dead person in products and advertising; think Fred Astaire dancing with a Dirt Devil vacuum, or Elton John crooning

  6. Kathy Ireland Feels Like a 'Big Winner' After 'Dancing With the Stars' Appearance

    Mon, 21 Sep 2009

    supermodel credited her dance partner Tony Dovolani for teaching her "grace and elegance." "Tony is a genius, the Fred Astaire of our generation," she said. She also expressed gratitude to her supporters, including legendary actress Elizabeth

  7. Michael Jackson Felt 'Young' at 50, Never Reached 51

    Thu, 27 Aug 2009

    Jackson: Oh boy! Probably friends of mine who aren't alive anymore who I love and were close to me, you know, Fred Astaire . I loved Gene Kelly and I loved James Brown. These are people I feel very close to because it is very much the way I enjoy

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Videos

  1. Elizabeth Taylor Wedding Dress Up for Auction

    Wed, 26 Jun 2013

    wedding dress is being auctioned off today. It was the gown she wore to marry conrad hilton jr. A wedding attended by fred astaire , ginger , and 700 other members of hollywood royalty. The dress was the star of the day. There would be seven other

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    gown she wore to marry conrad hilton jr. A wedding attended by fred astaire , ginger , and 700 other members of hollywood royalty. The dress was the star of the day. There would be seven other
  2. 'GMA' Hosts Attend New Jersey Prom

    Sat, 25 May 2013

    want go elegant. Okay, krony, final touches. And here is the man of the hour. As for me, if ron would changle fred astaire I was going to channel bond. James bond. What do we have a small size? Slim fit. Just in time to find the right

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    the man of the hour. As for me, if ron would changle fred astaire I was going to channel bond. James bond. What do we have a small size? Slim fit. Just in time to find
  3. Tucker Carlson: Dancing Dud

    Thu, 14 Sep 2006

    A journalist's dancing leave some people longing for the days of Fred Astaire .

  4. 'Singin' in the Rain' Revisited: Secrets Behind Famous Scenes

    Fri, 17 Aug 2012

    women, and a lot of movies. Same guy? Who is he? God, almighty. Reporter: He was 9 years old when he first saw fred astaire on the screen. In 25, he directed him in "royal wedding" and had an idea. He represented, to me, someone where

    Fred Astaire found at 2:01

    God, almighty. Reporter: He was 9 years old when he first saw fred astaire on the screen. In 25, he directed him in "royal wedding" and had an idea. He represented, to me, someone where gravity
  5. Extreme Campout: Bill Weir Tackles El Capitan

    Wed, 3 Aug 2011

    intimacy issues. Time to leave the Al that breakfast. And US the The trip down. place where there goes our hotel Fred Astaire and after eighteen hours touching this guy. Comes the most satisfying moment evolved kicking off this part. Car

    Fred Astaire found at 5:36

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  6. Matthew Broderick Is Back on Broadway

    Fri, 20 Apr 2012

    comedy a little romantic comedy. And I know picked up by the director Kathleen Marshall as saying saves you remind Fred Astaire . Since the is very high there and I don't let anybody to think I can tap at all but yeah I love Fred is there. Back

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    by the director Kathleen Marshall as saying -- saves you remind -- Fred Astaire . Since the -- is very high there and I don't let anybody to think I can tap at all but -- yeah
  7. Pet Crazy: Dancing Dogs

    Fri, 9 Mar 2012

    to the grand and top dog of canine teams. here to pieces of god we were. Carolyn Scott and her dog rookie are the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers of this world. Like that perfect hair and these partners prefer things three freestyle. It opened

    Fred Astaire found at 1:22

    of god we were. Carolyn Scott and her dog rookie are the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers of this world. Like that perfect hair and these partners prefer things three -- -- freestyle. It opened up.
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