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"Steps in Time." New York: Harper and Bros., 1959. (autobiography)

"'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin" (17 January 1972), as Guest

"Hollywood Palace, The" (1964), as himself (10/2/65)

"Fred Astaire Show, The" (2/7/68), as himself

"Astaire Time" (9/28/60), as himself

"Evening with Fred Astaire, An" (10/17/58), as himself

He founded Ava Records. Joining ASCAP in 1942, he collaborated with Johnny Mercer and Gladys Shelly. His popular song compositions include "I'm Building Up to an Awful Let-Down"; "Blue Without You"; "If Swing Goes, I Go Too"; "Just Like Taking Candy from a Baby"; "Just One More Dance, Madame"; "I'll Never Let You Go"; "Oh, My Achin' Back"; and "Sweet Sorrow".

(11/20/67) Took part in a tribute to Cole Porter at Lincoln Center in New York City. He performed "Night and Day." Ethel Merman also appeared.

TV commercial (Slovakia): Skoda Octavia cars. Song used: "Steppin' Out With My Baby"

Founded Fred Astaire Dance Studios in 1947. Fred Astaire Dance Studios are now located across the country.

Active on Broadway in the following productions:

(1917) Stage: Appeared (Broadway debut) in "Over the Top" on Broadway. Musical revue. Book by Philip Bartholomae and Harold Atteridge. Music by Sigmund Romberg. Additional numbers by Herman Timberg. Lyrics by Matthew C. Woodward and Charles Manning. Musical Director: Frank Tours. Additional lyrics by Philip Bartholomae. Additional music by Frank Carter. Choreographed by Allan K. Foster. Directed by James C. Huffman. Lew Fields' 44th Street Roof Garden: 28 Nov 1917-2 Feb 1918 (78 performances). Cast: Miss Arnold, Adele Astaire, Anita Baldwin, Muriel Barnes, T. Roy Barnes, Anna Berg, Aleen Bronson, Bly Brown, Craig Campbell, Clara Carroll, Jean Carroll, Miss Cassidy, Florence Challenger, Kewpie Collier, Ray Conlin, Paul Cordes, Louise Dale, Harry Detlof, Mary Eaton, Miss Eden, Miss Edward, Miss Forbes, Aileen French, Ada Fuld, Justine Johnstone, Joe Laurie, Miss Levine, Beatrice Little, Martha Lorber, Ted Lorraine, Ma-Belle, Charles Mack, Molly Moore, Frank Murphy, Miss Murray, Dagmar Oakland [Broadway debut], Vivien Oakland [Broadway debut], Betty Pierce, Miss Powell, Phyllis Prince, Jean Rebera, Rose Rolanda, Miss Rook, F. Rowe, Edna Russell, Emma Sharrock, Harry Sharrock, Beatrice Sommers, Miss Sortelle, Flo Summerville, Hal Taggart, Miss Warwick, Nina Whittmore, Hilda Wright, Miss Youde. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.

The Passing Show of 1918 (1918). Musical revue.

78 rpm recording: The Whichness of the Whatness (HMV B1719) c. 1923.

Album: Now (Kapp KL 1165/KS 3049), c. 1959.

Album: A Couple of Song & Dance Men/United Artists Records (UA-LA588-G) stereo, c. 1976.

Radio episode: The Burns & Allen Show, guest star on ep. broadcast Feb. 15, 1944.

Radio episode: Philco Radio Time [starring Bing Crosby], guest star on ep. broadcast April 7, 1948.

The Band Wagon (1931). Musical revue. Music by Arthur Schwartz. Lyrics by Howard Dietz. Book by George S. Kaufman and Howard Dietz'. Lighting Design by Hassard Short. Scenic Design by Albert R. Johnson. Costume Design by Kiviette and Constance Ripley. Choreographed by Albertina Rasch. Directed by Hassard Short. New Amsterdam Theatre: 3 Jun 1931- 16 Jan 1932 (260 performances). Cast: Adele Astaire,,Fred Astaire (in "Sweet Music"/For Good Old Nectar/"Hoops" as "Simpson Cater"/The Pride of Claghornes/"New Sun in the Sky"/"I Love Louisa"/"The Beggar Waltz"/Dance/"White Heat"/The Demonstrator/Pour La Bain), John Barker, Helen Broderick, Helen Carrington, Philip Loeb, Tillie Losch, Frank Morgan (as "Col. Jefferson Claghorne"), Francis Pierlot (as "Ely Cater"), Roberta Robinson, Jay Wilson. Produced by Max Gordon.

Smiles (1930). Musical comedy. Music by Vincent Youmans. Based on material by William Anthony McGuire. Lyrics by Clifford Grey and Harold Adamson. Additional lyrics by Ring Lardner. Music orchestrated by Paul Lannin. Musical Director: Frank Tours. Choreographed by Ned Wayburn. Directed by William Anthony McGuire. Ziegfeld Theatre: 18 Nov 1930- 10 Jan 1931 (63 performances). Cast: Arline Aber, Charline Aber, Jean Ackerman, Larry Adler, Pirko Alquist, Adele Astaire (as "Dot Hastings"), Fred Astaire (as "Bob Hastings"), Mabel Baade, Elsie Behrens, Joey Benton, Virginia Biddle, Dorothy Bow, Bobby Broadsley, Virginia Bruce (as "Ensemble"), Pamela Bryant, Katherine Burke, Georgia Caine, Irving Carter, Gordon Clark, Frank Coletti, Betty Collette, Mary Collins, Walter Costello, Gertrude Dahl, Louis Delgado, Claire Dodd (as "Clara"), Marion Dodge, Betty Dumbris, Madeline Dunbar, Marcelle Edwards, Georgia Ellis, Caja Eric, Louise Estes, Dorothy Flood, Eddie Foy Jr. (as "Gilbert Stone"), Agnes Franey, Paul Gregory, Maxine Gross, Burnie Halloway, Kathryn Hereford, Maurine Holmes, Bob Hope (as "Ensemble"), Meredith Howard, Tom Howard, Ken Huntington, Jackie Hurlbut, Lorraine Jaillet, David Johns, Juliette Jordan, Bernard Jukes, Harriette Lake, Marjorie LaVoe, Preston Lewis, Neva Lynn, Joe Lyons, Roy Mace, Martha Maggard, Pat Mann, Christine Maple, Rose Mariella, Doris May, Nellie Mayer, Constance McKenzie, Olive McLay, Marilyn Miller (as "Smiles"), Joseph Minitello, Hilda Moreno, Ruth Morgan, Patsy O'Day, Agnes O'Laughlin, Dorothy Patterson, Ruth Patterson, Peggy Peacock, Edward Raquello, Dolores Ray, Anna Rex, Adrian Rosely, Olga Royce, Charles Sager, Blanche Satchell, Phil Sheridan, Jack Spinello, Michael Stark, Ward Tallman, Ruth Tara, Norma Taylor, Harry Tighe, Lee Timmins, Helen Walsh, Jean Warren, Gil White. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.

Gay Divorce (1932). Musical comedy. Music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Based on material by Dwight Taylor. Based on an unproduced play by J. Hartley Manners. Musical Director: Gene Salzer. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek and Russell Bennett. Material adapted by Kenneth S. Webb and Samuel Hoffenstein. Choreographed by Carl Randall and Barbara Newberry. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costumes under the supervision of Raymond Sovey. Directed by Howard Lindsay. Ethel Barrymore Theatre (moved to The Shubert Theatre from 16 Jan 1933 to close): 29 Nov 1932- 1 Jul 1933 (248 performances). Cast: Fred Astaire, Luella Gear, Claire Luce, Edna Abbey, Helen Allen, Eric Blore, Roland Bottomley, Joan Burgess, Martin Cravath, Eleanor Etheridge, Sonia B. Fitch, Jean Frontai, Mitzi Garner, Taylor Gordon, Billie Green, Ethel Hampton, G.P. Huntley, Mary Jo Mathews, Grace Moore, Pat Palmer, Erik Rhodes (formerly credited as Ernest Sharpe), Bobbie Sheehan, Jacquie Simmons, Betty Starbuck, Dorothy Waller. Produced by Dwight Wiman and Tom Weatherly.

Apple Blossoms (1919).

The Love Letter (1921).

For Goodness Sake (1922). Musical comedy. Material by Fred Jackson. Lyrics by Arthur Jackson. Music by William Daly and Paul Lannin. Musical Director: William Daly. Additional music by George Gershwin. Additional lyrics by Arthur Francis. Musical Staging by Allan K. Foster. Additional Staging by Julian Alfred. Directed by Priestly Morrison. Lyric Theatre: 21 Feb 1922- 20 May 1922 (103 performances). Cast: Harry R. Allen, Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire, Roger Buckley, Helen Ford, Vinton Freedley, Marjorie Gateson, Jack Goeirs, Kitty Gray, John E. Hazzard, James Herold, Doris Hyde, Sylvia Jocelyn, Charles Judels, Bebe LaVelle, Muriel Lodge, Lenore Lukens, Dana Mayo, Peggy Mitchell, Fred Packard, Helen Paine, Ann Poulson, Phyllis Reynolds, Lorraine Sherwood, Russell Swann, Violet Vale. Produced by Alex A. Aarons.

The Bunch and Judy (1922). Musical comedy. Music by Jerome Kern. Book by Anne Caldwell and Hugh Ford. Lyrics by Anne Caldwell. Music orchestrated by Stephen Jones. Musical Director: Victor Baravalle. Scenic Design by Frank E. Gates and Edward A. Morange. Costume Design by Wanamaker, Paul Poiret and George Barbier. Directed by Fred G. Latham. Globe Theatre: 28 Nov 1922- 20 Jan 1923 (63 performances). Cast: Helen Allen, Adele Astaire (as "Judy Jordan/Paulina"), Fred Astaire (as "Gerald Lane/Antonio"), Roberta Beatty (as "Lady Janet"), Marie Brady, Maurice Chapman, Mabel Claire (as "Tessa"), Patrice Clark, Betty Cline, Lola Curtis, Ursula Dale, Clifford Daly, Roger Davis, Delano Dell, Hazel Donnelly, Johnny Dooley (as "Otto Steger/Rocco"), Ray Dooley (as "Evie Dallas/Lizetta"), Helyn Eby Rock, Louis Emery, Gertrude Feeley, Carol Flower, Margery Flynn, Marie Francis, Gladys Goldwin, Chester Grady, Edward Graham, Ona Hamilton, Grace Hayes, Bertha Holley, Jack Hughes, Eleanor Ladd, Doris Landy, Edna Locke, Madelyn Lombard, J.M. McKenzie, W. McLellan, Alida Middlecoat, Augustus Minton, Kathleen Mullane, Kenneth Munro, Elaine Palmer, Lee Patrick (as "Ensemble") [Broadway debut], Mary Pearce, Thomas Wigney Percyval (as "Foxhall Davidson"), Louise Powell, Eugene Revere (as "Kelly"), Charles Roberts, Adelaide Robinson, Rita Royce, Lydia Scott, Mildred Sinclair, Jet Stanley, Clifford Stone, George Tawde (as "Robin"), Philip Tonge (as "Lord Kinlock "), Al Watson, George Wharton, Lillian White (as "Marguerite de Belmont"), Ruth White (as "Estelle"), Billie Wilcox, R.H. Wilder. Produced by Charles B. Dillingham.

Lady, Be Good (1924). Musical comedy. Music by George Gershwin. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Based on material by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson. Musical Director: Paul Lannin. Music orchestrated by Paul Lannin, Robert Russell Bennett, Charles Grant, Stephen Jones, Max Steiner and William Daly. Musical direction by Sammy Lee. Directed by Felix Edwardes. Liberty Theatre: 1 Dec 1924- 12 Sep 1925 (330 performances). Cast: Victor Arden, Ward Arnold, Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire, Jayne Auburn, Charles Bannister, James Bradbury, Walter Catlett, Patricia Clarke, Hal Crusins, Richard Devonshire, Dorothy Donovan, Alan Edwards, Cliff Edwards (as "Jeff"), Edna Farrell, Jack Fraley, Alfred Hale, Peggy Hart, Maxine Henry, Dorothy Hollis, Harry Howell, Dorothy Hughes, Mary Hutchinson, Madeline Janis, Edward Jephson, Jeanearl Johnson, Grace Jones, Elmira Lahmann, Charles LaValle, Ethel Lind, Frances Lindell, Gertrude Livingstone, Bryan Lycan, Lionel Maclyn, Kathlene Martyn, Lillian Mitchell, Esther Morris, Francis Murphy, Phil Ohman, Tony Otto, Jessie Payne, Peggy Pitou, Peggy Quinn, Richard Renaud, Sylvia Shawn, Gerald Oliver Smith, Daniel Sparks, Mildred Stevens, Doris Waldron, Irene Wiley, Paulette Winston. Produced by Vinton Freedley and Alex Aarons.

Sunny (1925). Musical comedy. Book by Otto A. Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II. Music by Jerome Kern. Lyrics by Otto A. Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II. Musical Director: Gustave Salzer. Music arranged by Russell Bennett. Scenic Design by James Reynolds. Costume Design by James Reynolds. Dances arranged by Julian Mitchell and Dave Bennett. Marilyn Miller's Hunt Ball dance arranged by Alexis Kosloff. Eight Marilyn Miller Cocktails' dances arranged by Dorothy Tiller. Marilyn Miller's dances with Boys produced by Fred Astaire. Directed by Hassard Short. New Amsterdam Theatre: 22 Sep 1925- 11 Dec 1926 (517 performances). Cast: Marilyn Miller, Charles Angelo, Alfred Arnold, Russell Ash, Jean Audree, William Bennett, Alice Brady, Mary Brady, Elmer Brown, Irving Carter, Gordon B. Clarke, Virginia Clark, Joan Clement, Vera Colburn, May Cornes, Miriam Crosby, Elizabeth Darling, Beatrice De Shaw, Frank Doane, Jack Donohue, Nellie Douglas, Dorothy Durland, Walter Fairmont, Jeanne Fonda, Paul Frawley, Dean Freeman, Helene Gardner, Eddie Graham, Pauline Hall, Louis Harrison, Mary Hay, Grace Holt, Esther Howard, Wensley Johnston, Ray Justus, Pert Kelton, Julia Lane, Myrtle Lane, Helen McDonald, Trude Marr, Lucy Monroe, Lee Moore, Roy Moore, Bill O'Donnell, Donald Oltrash, 'Elsa Peterson', Nickie Pittell, Elva Pomfret, Richard Renaud, Phyllis Reynolds, Leila Riley, Minard Roosa, Don Rowen, Rita Royce, William Scholar Jr., Iris Smith, Peggy Soden, Harry Spencer, Hilda Wynn Stanley, Jet Stanley, Louise Starck, Marshall D. Sullivan, Marion Swords, Ward Tallman, Ayres Tavitt, Norma Taylor, Billy Walsh, Clifton Webb, Maxine Wells, Ted Wenning, Doris Wentworth, James Wilson, 'Louis Yaeckel'. Produced by Charles B. Dillingham.

The Passing Show of 1918 (1918). Musical revue. Book by Harold Atteridge. Music by Sigmund Romberg and Jean Schwartz. Lyrics by Harold Atteridge. Musical Director: Charles Previn. Additional lyrics by Joe Young, J. Will Callahan and Harry DeCosta. Additional music by Harry DeCosta, Ray Perkins, Russell Tarbox, Augustus Barratt and Lee S. Roberts. Scenic Design by Watson Barratt. Choreographed by Jack Mason. Directed by J.C. Huffman. Winter Garden Theatre: 25 Jul 1918- 9 Nov 1918 (142 performances). Cast: Arthur Albro, Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire, Kitty Astra, George Barnum, Edward Basse, Lare Benson, May Booth, Virginia Fox Brooks, Trixie Brunette, Nell Carrington, Dorothy Clay, Lew Clayton, Louise Conti, Fawn Conway, Ruth Coster, Rose Coyle, Beatrice De Roe, Adrienne Dillon, Peggy Dixon, Dorsha, David Dreyer, Helen Edwards, Alice Elliott, Billie Elliott, Florence Elmore, Violet Englefield, Frank Fay, Betty Fitch, Ella Foster, Inez Francis, Weedie Furlong, Pearl Germond, Mary Gray, Frank Hall, Jack Hall, Channing Hare, Marion Harley, Loretta Harris, George Hassell, Irene Held, Harry Homan, Eugene Howard, Willie Howard, Frances Hudson, Grace Keeshon, Elsie LaMont, Grace Lee, Jay Lindsay, Mona Lorraine, Isabelle Lowe, Ann Mason, Barbara McCree, Dolores Mendez, Emily Miles, Peggy Mitchell, Gypsy Mooney, Marion Mooney, Mae Moore, Lotta Morse, Nita Naldi, Helen Neary, Arline Page, Betty Palmer, Peggy Pendleton, Edith Pierce, Dorothy Pond, Peggy Radford, Stanley Rayburn, Trixie Raymond, Jessie Reed, Mary Rinehart, Betty Ritch, Grace Rivers, Isabelle Rodrigues, Olga Roller, Aileen Rooney, Charles Ruggles, George Schiller, Orilla Smith, Marie Stafford, Marion Stafford, Teddy Stevens, Lillian Stone, Ralph Symington, Nan Valentine, Dolly Wallace, Ethel Walsh, Sam White, Edna Whitney, Florence Wilde, Elsie Young. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.

(1926) Stage: Appeared in "Lady Be Good", London, England. Also in cast: Adele Astaire.

(April 14,1926-June 1926) He acted in George and Ira Gershwin's musical, "Lady, Be Good!," at the Empire Theatre in London, England with Adele Astaire, Cyril Stowell, George Vollaire, Buddy Lee, William Kent, Roy Emerton, Sylvia Leslie, Irene Russell, Glori Beaumont, and Ewart Scott in the cast.

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