Biographical Information on RKO Radio Pictures Personalities (1935)

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Record Details:

Title:
Biographical Information on RKO Radio Pictures Personalities
Date:
1935
Volume:
Biographical Information on RKO Radio Pictures Personalities
Leaf #:
00013
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Books
Contributor:
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
May 30, 2024
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Rutgers Neilson RKO Radio Pictures RKO Building Radio City, New York Biographical Information FRED ASTAIRE (RKO Radio Pictures) (Fred Astaire was born in Omaha, Neb, Height 5 feet, 9 inches. Slender. Dark brown eyes and hair. Once owned racing stable in England. Likes tennis, golf, prize fights.. Birthday Nov. 36) EARLY LIFE Fred Astaire's boyhood was spent on the stage, and By the time he was eight he and his sister Adele STAGE CAREER were appearing in vaudeville at $200 a week important money for children. Their fame as dancers grew rapidly, and they were Broadway stars while still very young. They appeared in "Apple Blossoms," "The Love Letter," "For Goodness Sake," "The Bunch and Judy," "Lady Ee Good," "Funny Face , " "Smiles" and "The Band Wagon." Three of these musical comedies took the Ast aires to London, where they became the rage, both in the theatre and in society. In 1931 Adele retired from the stage and married Lord Cavendish of London. Fred, continuing his career alome, had one of his greatest successes in "The Gay Divorce" in both New York and London. About this time Fred married Phyllis Livingstone Potter. SCREEN CAREER Astaire made his screen debut as a dancing comedian in RKO Radio's "Flying Down to Rio." (continued) /