American Legends: The Life of Fred Astaire

*Includes pictures of Astaire and other important people and scenes.*Includes Astaire's quotes about his own life and others' quotes about him.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents."No dancer can watch Fred Astaire and not know that we all should have been in another business." – Mikhail BaryshnikovA lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors’ American Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of America’s most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.Virtually all famous actors are regaled by the public, but even still, Fred Astaire occupies a privileged position in American pop culture. The specific films in which Astaire acted may not be especially famous in their own right - most people likely cannot recall the title of T