Research Catalog

Title

Fred Astaire specials [videorecording] / produced and directed by David Heeley ; written by John L. Miller.

Publication

1980.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Heeley, David.
• Miller, John L.
• Woodward, Joanne, 1930-
• Astaire, Fred
• Rogers, Ginger, 1911-1995
• Berman, Pandro S., 1905-1996
• Astaire, Adele.
• Borne, Hal.
• Pan, Hermes, 1905-1990
• Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
• Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996
• Loring, Eugene, 1911-1982
• Fosse, Bob, 1927-1987
• Robbins, Jerome
• Coles, Honi, 1911-1992
• Petit, Roland, 1924-2011.
• Hayworth, Rita, 1918-1987
• Chase, Barrie
• Caron, Leslie
• Hepburn, Audrey, 1929-1993
• Hutton, Betty
• Longo, Joseph.
• Losick, Vic.
• Flori, Jean-Jacques, -1997.
• Milton, Jack.

Description

1 videodisc (NTSC) (120 min.) : sd. col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Part I: Fred Astaire puttin' on his top hat: Traces Astaire's early career through vaudeville, musical comedy, and films with Ginger Rogers. Includes interviews with Adele Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Pandro S. Berman, Hal Borne, Hermes Pan, and Rudolf Nureyev. Musical numbers included are: Night and day and The continental (The gay divorcée), Top hat, white tie and tails and Cheek to cheek (Top hat), Let's face the music and dance (Follow the fleet), Bojangles of Harlem and Never gonna dance (Swing time), Slap that bass (Shall we dance), Change partners (Carefree) -- Part II: Fred Astaire: Change partners and dance. Covers Astaire's later films and dancing partners. Includes interviews with Gene Kelly, Eugene Loring, Bob Fosse, Barrie Chase, Jerome Robbins, Honi Coles, Roland Petit, Barrie Chase and others. Musical numbers included are: A-stairable rag (You'll never get rich), I'm old fashioned (You were never lovelier), with Rita Hayworth, Let's say it with firecrackers (Holiday Inn), One for my baby (The sky's the limit), Piano dance and Oh, them dudes (Let's dance) with Betty Hutton, Something's gotta give (Daddy long legs), with Leslie Caron, He loves and she loves (Funny face), with Audrey Hepburn, St. James Infirmary (An evening with Fred Astaire), and Oh, you beautiful doll (The Fred Astaire Show).

Subjects

• Tap dancing
• Video
• Dance

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Credits (note)

• Film camera, Jean Jacques Flori, Joe Longo, Vic Losick ; film editor, Jack Milton ; narrator, Joanne Woodward.

Event (note)

• Telecast on WNET-TV on March 9 and 10, 1980.

Funding (note)

• This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System Details (note)

• DVD.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-1884

OCLC

NYPY807043625-F

Title

Fred Astaire specials [videorecording] / produced and directed by David Heeley ; written by John L. Miller.

Imprint

1980.

Credits

Film camera, Jean Jacques Flori, Joe Longo, Vic Losick ; film editor, Jack Milton ; narrator, Joanne Woodward.

Event

Telecast on WNET-TV on March 9 and 10, 1980.

Funding

This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System Details

DVD.

Local Note

Former classmark: *MGZIA 4-9.

Rec. March 1980, off-air recording.

Added Author

Heeley, David. Producer

Miller, John L. Screenwriter

Woodward, Joanne, 1930- narrator.

Astaire, Fred, interviewee.

Astaire, Fred, performer.

Rogers, Ginger, 1911-1995, interviewee.

Berman, Pandro S., 1905-1996, interviewee.

Astaire, Adele. Interviewee

Borne, Hal. Interviewee

Pan, Hermes, 1905-1990, interviewee.

Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, interviewee.

Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996, interviewee.

Loring, Eugene, 1911-1982, interviewee.

Fosse, Bob, 1927-1987, interviewee.

Robbins, Jerome, interviewee.

Coles, Honi, 1911-1992, interviewee.

Petit, Roland, 1924-2011. Interviewee

Rogers, Ginger, 1911-1995, performer.

Hayworth, Rita, 1918-1987, performer.

Chase, Barrie, performer.

Caron, Leslie, performer.

Hepburn, Audrey, 1929-1993, performer.

Hutton, Betty, performer.

Longo, Joseph. Cinematographer

Losick, Vic. Cinematographer

Flori, Jean-Jacques, -1997. Cinematographer

Milton, Jack. Film editor

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-1884