Step 1 : Introduction to the question "8. This famous American dancer of musical comedy films was known for his graceful, sophisticated dance-style and is most remembered for dancing on the big screen with dance partner Ginger Rogers. Who is he?"
...1. Gary Hunt 2. James Wells 3. Gene Kelly 4. Fred Astaire Fred Astaire was born in 1899 in Omaha, Nebraska. From 1917 to 1932 himself and his sister Adele were a noted Broadway dancing team, appearing in musicals like "Over the Top", "Lady Be Good" and "Funny Face". After Adele retired from the stage, Fred Astaire began a career in films, his first film being "Dancing Lady" in 1933. His films with the dancer Ginger Rogers, began with "Flying Down to Rio" in 1933 and included "Roberta" (1935), "Top Hat" (1935), "Shall We Dance?" (1937) and "The Barkleys of Broadway" (1949). Astaire and Rogers developed an elegant dancing style, recognised for its technicality and intimacy. Perhaps the greatest dancer of his time, Fred Astaire combined technical mastery with ease and good humour and in 1949 his film work was recognised with an Academy Award. He died in 1987.
