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gravity was a suggestion he politely declined.
means fred astaire, the dancer-actor who redefined on-screen elegance by making impossible precision look like doing nothing at all.
from born frederick austerlitz in 1899 in omaha, nebraska, he shortened the surname and spent decades in vaudeville with his sister adele before hollywood turned him into the gold standard of screen dance.
screen test verdictcan't act, can't sing, balding, can dance a little
rehearsal habitrehearsed numbers for weeks before filming a single take
insured limbshis legs were reportedly insured for a fortune
for instance
top hat 1935 — the fred and ginger template for every dance musical after
puttin on the ritz — solo tap number treated as a masterclass in timing
royal wedding ceiling dance — 1951 film, he dances on walls and ceiling via rotating room
ginger rogers partnership — ten films together, she famously did it backwards in heels