Fred Astaire

Informationen zum Autor Joseph Epstein is the author of! among other books! Snobbery! Friendship! and Fabulous Small Jews. He has been editor of American Scholar and has written for the New Yorker! the Atlantic! Commentary! Town and Country! and other magazines. Klappentext Investigates the great dancer's talent! life! personality! work habits and accomplishments. Zusammenfassung Tracing Fred Astaire's life from his birth in Omaha to his death in his late eighties in Hollywood! this book discusses his early days with his talented and outspoken sister Adele! his gifts as a singer! and his many movie dance partners! among them Rita Hayworth! Eleanor Powell! Cyd Charisse! and Betty Hutton.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Epstein, Epstein Joseph
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.10.2009
• EAN: 9780300158441
• ISBN: 978-0-300-15844-1
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Icons of America; Icons of America (Paperback); Icons of America
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Biographies, autobiographies; USA, Musicals, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Musicals, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Modern, Biography: arts & entertainment, United States of America, USA, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Biography: arts and entertainment, Contemporary Dance, Music of film and stage