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1. Fred Astaire's Dance Partners: A Guide with Photos and Screen Captures Fred Astaire was one of the best dancers of the 20th century, known mainly for the dance and vocal performances he gave in various Hollywood musicals from the...
2. Fred Astaire - The Best Dancer Ever Fred Astaire is regarded by many as the best (popular) dancer of all time. Even though he was "before my time" I've always enjoyed the energy, expertise an...
3. Great Old Songs - 1930's The 1930's were a troubled times, the stock market crash that lead to the "Great Depression", Hitler was causing chaos in Europe, people felt like there was...
4. 1930s Movie Cocktails The black and white movies of the 1930s always appeared to be so glamorous. The movie stars were always seen drinking champagne and cocktails and smoking as...
5. Rita Hayworth, Hollywood Goddess Rita Hayworth was one of the most glamorous actresses in cinema history, but as well as having a beautiful face and body she was extremely talented. She was...
6. Artie Shaw Artie Shaw dominated the Big Band Scene from 1938 until 1949, gaining eight gold records. A superb clarinetist and arranger, he famously broke up and reformed...
7. My Pick of the 10 Worst Song Titles While there are possibly hundreds or more of really terrible song titles out there, there are only a handful that have always stuck with me over the years a...
8. Santa Claus is Comin to Town Tv Special Santa Claus is Comin' to Town Another excellent title from Rankin Bass. Learn the story of how Santa Claus got started, the obsticles he had to hurtle and how...
9. Rita Hayworth - The Love Goddess OK Rita Hayworth fans, how much do you remember about the lady, her life and her films? After you take the quiz, please don't forget to leave a comment. Tel...
10. Quintessential Old Hollywood Just a few descriptive words that can begin to wrap around the time in American cinema when the greats took the stage, and more greats wrote for them, filme...
11. Oscar Levant OSCAR LEVANT (Dec. 27, 1906 - Aug. 14, 1972) American pianist, composer, author, comedian, and actor. He was famous for his mordant character and witticisms,...
12. Fred Astaire He started his career in vaudeville in 1905 with his sister Adele. In 1917 Fred and Adele made it to Broadway in the show Over The Top. He didn't make it to Hollywood...
13. Ginger Rogers         She could sing and act but it's her legs that made her Famous!
14. Jump Photos Think of the word "jump." What comes to mind? Photos that show someone in the midst of a jump reveal something about the person you don't see at other moments. At...
15. The Presence of Christmas in Movies The period between Thanksgiving and December 25th, with its anticipation of the holidays, has always been a special time filled with the charms of Christmas...
16. Something's Gotta Give Johnny Mercer wrote Something's Gotta Give for Fred Astaire's movie "Daddy Long Legs", released in 1955. From there, the song has taken on a life of its own....
17. Great Dance Movies I love to dance. Even if you don't, you have to admit it's a gas to watch great dancers. Learn some dance film history, see some great moves. Maybe you'll g...