Fred
Astaire retired
from making
musical movies
in 1957, but he
wasn’t finished
dancing.
In 1958, he
produced a
one-hour TV
special called
“An Evening With
Fred
Astaire”:
with
choreography by
Astaire and his
long-time
collaborator,
Hermes
Pan:
Much of the
media’s
attention was
focused on
Fred's new dance
partner, an
unknown named
Barrie Chase.
(They
even wound up on
the cover of TV
Guide
the week the
show aired):
Reviews
were rapturous,
and the show won
a then-record 11
Emmy
awards.
This number,
featuring jazz
musician Jonah
Jones, was one
of the
highlights:
You
may not know it,
but you’ve seen
Barrie Chase in
a non-dancing
role in the
movie “White
Christmas.”
She’s the
“Mutual I’m
Sure” chorine,
Doris:
And now, here
are some of the
rapturous items
we’re featuring
from our website
today:
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