There's a review of cartoonist/author and Fred fan Jules Feiffer's autobiography in today's New York Times. Astaire is never mentioned by name, but the...
1) Sounds like the very best medicine! Sebastian River Medical Center will host "Spring into Swing Time", on March 24, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. There will be a...
I finally got a chance to read the book. Niven is quite witty, and his anecdotes about various persona in Hollywood are usually quite interesting. I was a...
I was hoping to see "Finian's Rainbow on TCM today. Well you can't always get what you want. However I did get to see "Three Cheers for the Irish". It featured...
I finally got to see the whole documentary about Robbins on PBS last night and I was struck by how many of the descriptors of him also fit FA. Of course, FA...
Were there any songs that had lyrics that were not up to the quality that Fred wished for? Did that effect the quality of the dance choreography that he...
I am curious about the various former dancers who worked with FA either as partners for choreography or directors. I just watched "Girl Crazy" with Garland and...
Hey everyone, I was wondering if anyone could remember a name of a movie Ginger star in. It was made in 1937 and she was a working girl who taken a trip to a...
I found this in an Austrian paper, attributed to Bing (pardon the wobbly translation): "Fred has danced himself so thin that you can almost spit through him."...
Recently, while channel surfing, I came across a great dance number in a Glen Ford western (about the fastest gun alive). It looked like one of male lead...
i just received my betty hutton autobiography, 'backstage you can have: my own story'. she has about eight paragraphs on 'let's dance', but i'll give you the...
In this play about Ginger, several songs were used in a rather innovative way. Recurring throughout the play was Fascinatin' Rhythm beginning as the overture...
Helene, I would like to address those questions. They opened with her mother. How she was driven and how Ginger got the Rogers name They did disclose at...
I have waited to see if anyone else would make a comment on the play. I'll give mine. I saw it the 27th of Feb. The play was nice. The dancing was good. The...
1. The article startsGIFTS THAT SHOULD BE RETURNED, These actors and actresses won Oscars over other worthier contenders. There were 10 Actors and 10...
Hugs and kisses were not always present in families growing up the baby-boom era (1945-1965). Especially in single parent households. Loving television...
Here are a few blogs that you may find interesting. 1) Connecting Bullock with Rogers, vis a vis Oscars: Sandra Bullock's Best Actress win is already...
Romantic dancing has been called a form of love making. There is a special bond between parners in a romantic dance. We have spoken in the past about the...
Why is it neccessary to be so mean to and about Ginger. She was a charismatic actress and person in her own right and she was never mean about Fred. Fred was...
1)Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale,FL will have the Streichen photo exhibit: Many of the black-and-white photographs are of celebrities of the day including...
To be happy, joyous, and free in life I have to respect each person's inherent dignity and worth. It is not easy. It has become a life long struggle for me....
The message I received from "The Sky's the Limit" was that I should live life fully. That every moment is precious. And that giving to others' is my true...
I am still finding the various inside jokes in the movie THE BAND WAGON. And there are probably more than I still don't know about. The newest connection I...
1) Newspaper article on the Oscar snubs by Film Academy has this to say about FA, and I love the way they phrase it: "what's really shocking are all the...
TCM in the US will feature Ms. Rogers' films on Wednesdays in March. An opportunity not only to see many of her films with Mr. Astaire but others as well. ...
