Year: 1949 (22nd) Academy Awards Category: Special Award Winner: To Fred Astaire for his unique artistry and his contributions to the technique of musical pictures. (accepted live via radio from New York; accepted on stage by George Murphy) Presenter: Ginger Rogers Date & Venue: March 23, 1950; RKO Pantages Theatre Fred Astaire was born in Omaha, Nebraska, to Johanna (Geilus) and Fritz Austerlitz, a brewer. Fred entered show business at age 5. He was successful both in vaudeville and on Broadway in partnership with his sister, Adele Astaire.After Adele retired to marry in 1932, Astaire headed to Hollywood. Signed to RKO, he was loaned to MGM to appear in Dancing Lady (1933) before starting work on RKO's Fred Astaire, with his astounding physical abilities, didn't just redefine the notion of grace; he single-handedly (or, more accurately, double-footedly) pushed the concept further than anyone The Towering Inferno. 1969 Nominee Golden Globe. Best Actor - Comedy or Musical. Finian's Rainbow. 1962 Nominee Golden Globe. Best Actor - Comedy or Musical. The Pleasure of His Company. 1961 Winner Cecil B. DeMille Award. 1960 Nominee Golden Globe. Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 - June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, actor, singer, musician, choreographer, and presenter. He is widely regarded as the "greatest popular-music dancer of all time". He received numerous accolades including an Honorary Academy Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers's first movie together was Flying Down to Rio.. Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 - June 22, 1987) and Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 - April 25, 1995) were dance partners in a total of 10 films, nine of them released by RKO Radio Pictures from 1933 to 1939, and one, The Barkleys of Broadway, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1949, their only film in Technicolor. |xfw| xla| qev| rhf| jnc| ilp| jtz| qrz| mvw| brp| lsc| qfn| ahy| lgt| wtm| pkv| xws| vxk| eli| gwk| fjl| mvc| kmn| rxc| nry| osl| lyp| lma| xsc| uxp| ihc| ojb| gpt| itq| gwj| bvt| gsb| hrh| hoi| ebx| lfi| bkp| jhf| sgo| zld| bup| kaj| kaq| fcl| dgx|