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Fred Astaire

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Fred Astaire, born Frederick Austerlitz, was an American dancer, actor, singer and choreographer who lived from 1899 to 1987 and whose career in stage, film and television spanned 76 years; he is widely regarded as the greatest popular-music dancer of all time. Drawing on tap, classical dance and ballroom styles into an eclectic technique he called his outlaw style, he became famous for a long partnership with Ginger Rogers, with whom he co-starred in ten Hollywood musicals including Top Hat and Swing Time during the classic era of Hollywood cinema. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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    is widely regarded as the "greatest popular-music dancer of all time"
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    Fred Astaire, born Frederick Austerlitz, was an American dancer, actor, singer and choreographer who lived from 1899 to 1987 and whose career in stage, film and television spanned 76 years; he is widely regarded as the greatest popular-music dancer of all time.
  • Practices: Music, lead paragraph
    Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899, June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, actor, singer, musician, choreographer, and presenter, whose career in stage, film, and television spanned 76 years. He is widely regar
  • Practices: Dance, lead paragraph
    Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899, June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, actor, singer, musician, choreographer, and presenter, whose career in stage, film, and television spanned 76 years. He is widely regar
  • Practices: Theatre, lead paragraph
    Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899, June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, actor, singer, musician, choreographer, and presenter, whose career in stage, film, and television spanned 76 years. He is widely regar
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