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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

Appeared at the La Jolla Playhouse in "Lulu" July 5 - August 7, 1988.

He founded Ava Records. Joining ASCAP in 1942, he collaborated with Johnny Mercer and Gladys Shelley. 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".

Took part in a tribute to Cole Porter at Lincoln Center in New York City on November 20, 1967. He performed "Night and Day." Ethel Merman also appeared.

TV commercial for Skoda Octavia cars, the song "Steppin' out with my baby" being used.

He starred in Broadway versions of Lady Be Good (1928) in 1924, Funny Face (1957) in 1927, The Band Wagon (1953) in 1931, and The Gay Divorcee (1934) in 1932.

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

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.

Over the Top (1917). 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 Directed by J.C. Huffman. Lew Fields' 44th Street Roof Garden: 28 Nov 1917- 2 Feb 1918 (78 performances). Cast: Miss Arnold, Adele Astaire, Fred 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.

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.

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.

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