Oral history interview with Fred Astaire, 1971
- Name
- Astaire, Fred (Interviewee)
- Higham, Charles (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Fred Astaire, 1971
- Other Titles
- Reminiscences of Fred Astaire, 1971
- Abstract
- Description of how a musical production is designed: dance numbers, technical problems; working with Hermes Pan, Ginger Rogers, Judy Garland, Cyd Charisse; "Easter Parade" and "Finian's Rainbow"
- Collection Name
- Hollywood film industry project
- Subjects
- Actors; Dancers; Musical films; Dance in motion pictures, television, etc; Astaire, Fred
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1971
- Physical Description
- 45 pages
- Note (Biographical)
- Dancer, actor
- Note
- Interviewed by Charles Higham on July 29, 1971
- Note (Provenance)
- Time-Life Books, Inc., Gift 1983
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
- Catalog Record
- 14403509
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-9k54-q619
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.