Fred astaire jr biography

Astaire, Fred (originally Frederick E.Austerlitz Jr.), debonair American dancer, actor, and singer; b. Omaha, May 10, 1899; d. Los Angeles, June 22, J987. Though Astaire’s talent as a dancer—displayed in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in films—overshadowed his other abilities, he was a favorite of such songwriters as Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin, and introduced many of their best- known songs. His phrasing, intonation, and timing matched the sophisticated work they did, especially for the movie musicals in which Astaire starred. At the height of his popularity in the mid-1930s, he scored a series of best-selling records with such songs, among them “Night and Day” (Porter), “Cheek to Cheek” (Berlin), and “The Way You Look Tonight” (music by Kern, lyrics by Dorothy Fields).

Astaire was the second child of Austrian immigrant Frederic E. Austerlitz and Johanna Gelius Austerlitz; his older sister, Adel

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Is Nick Long Jr. Fred Astaire's Younger Brother?

Meet the forgotten dancing star of Broadway Melody of 1936. His story ends in an unmarked grave in Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn New York. Was his death at 43 a suicide?

A couple of years ago I saw Broadway Melody of 1936 on TCM - Turner Classic Movies.  I didn't remember having seen it before, even though inom have always been a fan of Busby Berkeley-style productions like this.

There was a dancer named Nick Long Jr. in the film inom had never seen or heard of before.  inom did a search on the web, but inom couldn't find very much on him.  He did two movies in Hollywood at the same time, the other being The King of Burlesque. You couldn't miss Nick in Broadway Melody, he had two long dance sequences with June Knight.  One was I Got a Feeling You're Fooling and the other was Broadway Rhythm. Nick was a lyrical partner in the style of Fred Astaire, but he was best known as an aerobatic dancer who did

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Fred Astaire

American dancer, actor and singer (1899–1987)

Fred Astaire
Astaire in 1941
Born	Frederick Austerlitz (1899-05-10)May 10, 1899 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	June 22, 1987(1987-06-22) (aged 88) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Occupations	Dancer actor singer choreographer presenter
Years active	1904–1981
Spouses	Phyllis Livingston Potter ​ ​ (m. 1933; died 1954)​
Children	2
Relatives	Adele Astaire (sister)
Musical career
Instruments	Vocals percussion piano accordion clarinet
Labels
Musical artist

Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz,^[1] May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, actor, singer, musician, choreographer, and presenter, whose career in stage, film, and television spanned 76 years. He is widely regarded as the "greatest popular-music dance