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Astaire In Second Chorus
Astaire may refer to: People * Adele Astaire (1896–1981), American dancer and entertainer * Fred Astaire (1899–1987), American dancer, singer, and actor * Jarvis Astaire (1923–2021), British boxing promoter and film producer * Simon Astaire Simon Jack Astaire (born 1961) is a novelist, screenwriter, media advisor, film producer. Early life Astaire is the son of stockbroker Edgar Astaire and his former wife interior designer Lesley (née Berman), who was subsequently the first wife ... (born 1961), British novelist, screenwriter, media advisor, and film producer Other uses * Astaire (horse), a racehorse * Astaire, now Blondfire, a Brazilian-American band See also * Astar (other) * Astair Airlines, a defunct Russian airline {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adele Astaire
Adele Astaire Douglass (born Adele Marie Austerlitz, later known as Lady Charles Cavendish; September 10, 1896 – January 25, 1981), was an American dancer, stage actress, and singer. After beginning work as a dancer and vaudeville performer at the age of nine, Astaire built a successful performance career with her younger brother, Fred Astaire. The brother and sister act initially worked their way through vaudeville circuits, finally achieving a breakthrough with their first Broadway roles in 1917. Astaire became known for her talents as a skilled dancer and comedienne, starring in hit Broadway musicals such as '' Lady, Be Good!'' (1924), ''Funny Face'' (1927) and ''The Band Wagon'' (1931)''.'' The siblings took several of their more popular shows to Britain's West End during the 1920s, where they were soon international celebrities, meeting members of the British royal family and prominent figures from contemporary arts and literature circles. In 1932, after a 27-year p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, choreographer, actor, and singer. He is often called the greatest dancer in Hollywood film history. Astaire's career in stage, film, and television spanned 76 years. He starred in more than 10 Broadway and West End musicals, made 31 musical films, four television specials, and numerous recordings. As a dancer, he was known for his uncanny sense of rhythm, creativity, and tireless perfectionism. Astaire's most memorable dancing partnership was with Ginger Rogers, whom he co-starred with in 10 Hollywood musicals during the classic age of Hollywood cinema. Astaire and Rogers starred together in ''Top Hat'' (1935), '' Swing Time'' (1936), and ''Shall We Dance'' (1937). Astaire's fame grew in films like ''Holiday Inn'' (1942), '' Easter Parade'' (1948), '' The Band Wagon'' (1953), '' Funny Face'' (1957), and ''Silk Stockings'' (1957). The American Film Institute named Astaire the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarvis Astaire
Jarvis Joseph Astaire, OBE (6 October 1923 – 21 August 2021) was a British sports executive, boxing promoter, and film producer. Life and career Astaire was born in London in October 1923. He was the leading boxing promoter in the United Kingdom from the 1950s to the 1980s. He co-promoted with Harry Levine and matchmaker Mickey Duff. Astaire produced '' Agatha''. He was Consultant to the Sport Division of First Artist Corp. plc from February 2009 on. For much of the early 1970s Astaire owned a controlling stake in Joint Promotions, the former cartel that was the UK's largest professional wrestling organisation from the early 1950s to the late 1980s and which held a monopoly on television coverage of wrestling on ITV for most of the that period. He would later play a key role in bringing the WWF's SummerSlam '92 event to Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Astaire
Simon Jack Astaire (born 1961) is a novelist, screenwriter, media advisor, film producer. Early life Astaire is the son of stockbroker Edgar Astaire and his former wife interior designer Lesley (née Berman), who was subsequently the first wife of artist Bill Jacklin. He was educated at Wellesley House School in Kent, and at Harrow School. His uncle was the boxing promoter Jarvis Astaire. Career Astaire was recruited by the talent agency International Creative Management (ICM) UK, where he became the youngest agent yet to be employed by the firm. During his ten-year career as head of young artists (clients included Oscar Winner Rachel Weisz) and international signings at ICM, Simon established a thriving music department. In 1997 he became Chief Executive of Protocol Multimedia with diverse media divisions that included personal representation, product and celebrity endorsement and PR, working with companies such as Bvlgari, Giorgio Armani, Calvin Klein, Alfred Dunhill and Saa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astaire (horse)
Astaire (19 April 2011 – 9 August 2015) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse who was mainly campaigned over sprint distances. He produced his best performance as a juvenile in 2013 when he won four of his five races including the Gimcrack Stakes and Middle Park Stakes. He failed to win in the following year but came back to form in the early part of 2015 when he won the Abernant Stakes and finished third in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes. He died of colic in August that year. Background Astaire was a bay colt with a white star bred in by John O'Connor at the Ballylinch Stud in County Kilkenny. As a foal in November 2011, Astaire was consigned to the Goffs sale and was bought for 45,000 euros by the bloodstock agent Amanda Skiffington. In the following year the yearling was offered for sale at Tattersalls in October and was bought for 23,000 guineas by the Grove Stud. He was back in the sales ring as a two-year-old in March 2013 at Kempton and was sold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blondfire
Blondfire is an American indie pop band from Los Angeles, California, United States. It started as a duo of brother and sister Bruce and Erica Driscoll, under the name Astaire, and since 2015 has been a solo act with Erica Driscoll. Early life Erica Driscoll was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States to an American father and a Brazilian mother. She spent many summers in northern Brazil, and is a citizen of both countries. Erica and her brother and founding member Bruce Driscoll cite Antonio Carlos Jobim, Caetano Veloso, and Astrud Gilberto as musicians that they listened to often while growing up. In high school, Erica and her older sister Monica formed the band Nectar, along with Arland Nicewander, Ryan Butts, and Jason Drost. The band eschewed classes to tour nationally. In addition to that, their song In The Shadows was chosen to be used in WGRD Radioactiv 4 compilation series, which also includes Mustard Plug and Epic Records recording artists Papa Vegas and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astar (other)
Astar may refer to: * Astar (god), astral god * Astar, a New Zealand news presenter * Astar (game), two-player abstract strategy board game * Shay Astar (born 1981), an actress * ASTAR, a c. 1980s fictional humanoid robot from Planet Danger created by The War Amps * Astar Air Cargo, an American cargo airline based in Miami, Florida * Eurocopter AS350 AStar helicopter * A* search algorithm, a search algorithm for graphs * ASTAR (company) a Spanish firearms company * Agency for Science, Technology and Research The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore. The agency supports R&D that is aligned to areas of competitive advantage and national needs for Singapore. ..., a statutory board of Singapore See also * Ashtar (other) * A* (other) {{disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
