Did Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly ever do a movie together?
Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly were arguably the best dancers of the twentieth century. And to this day, people still debate over who was better. Gene and Fred danced together twice in their careers, once in 1945 in the movie Ziegfeld Follies and then again in the 1976 movie That’s Entertainment II.
Who was considered the better dancer Gene Kelly or Fred Astaire?
I think the answer is clear – Fred Astaire. Singin’ in the Rain might be more famous on a purely pound-for-pound basis, but that doesn’t make it the better film, nor does it make Kelly the better dancer. The two are a study in contrasts. Gene Kelly’s style of dancing was highly athletic and physical.
Did Astaire and Kelly dancing together?
Flickgrrl stands firmly in the Astaire camp, while noting the paradox that though Astaire is the best screen dancer ever, Kelly’s Singin’ in the Rain is the best dance musical. Kelly is why either/or, why not both/and? On screen, the two danced together only once, in the 1946 revue musical The Ziegfeld Follies.
Who put the old movie stars uptown funk?
It comes to us from the movie-loving brain of Michael Binder, author and film preservation proponent. When he saw another viral mash-up featuring 100 movie dance scenes paired with Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk,” he knew he wanted to do the same— but only with movies from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
What is the age difference between Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly?
Fred Astaire was 13 years older than Gene Kelly and on Broadway by the time he was 18 (Gene didn’t go to Broadway until he was almost 30).
When did Uptown Funk come out?
2014
Uptown Funk/Released
“Uptown Funk” is a song by British-American record producer Mark Ronson from his fourth studio album, Uptown Special (2015), featuring American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars. It was released as the album’s lead single on 10 November 2014 via download in several countries.
Is Uptown Funk in a movie?
And now, nearly nine months after the song’s release, you can see it “performed” by characters in more than 280 movies—including Christopher Walken from Pulp Fiction and Robert Downey Jr. from Tropic Thunder, as well as Shrek, Howard the Duck and a few Ninja Turtles.
What did Fred Astaire died of?
Pneumonia
Fred Astaire/Cause of death
Fred Astaire, whose flashing feet and limber legs not only made him America’s most popular dancer but also set standards for motion picture musical comedies that have rarely been met and never exceeded, died of pneumonia yesterday at Century City Hospital in Los Angeles. He was 88 years old. Mr.