Astaire writes: My first meeting with Rita was in a rehearsal hall at Columbia Studios. A beautiful sight. I said, “I’m an old friend of your father’s.” “Yes, I know,” murmured Rita. We then danced around the mirrored room in impromptu ballroom fashion to get an idea of how we looked together. Rita danced with trained perfection and individuality. She, of course, knew through experience what this dancing business was all about. That was apparent the moment I started working with her.
As Mercer's lyric says, Astaire really was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Although Rita had a fine voice, Harry Cohn insisted that her singing be dubbed by Nan Wynn. The dance director was Val Raset, the one and only time he collaborated with Astaire. Jerome Kern's "I'm Old Fashioned" later became the centerpiece of Jerome Robbins's 1983 New York City Ballet tribute to Astaire.
Astaire writes: My first meeting with Rita was in a rehearsal hall at Columbia Studios. A beautiful sight. I said, “I’m an old friend of your father’s.” “Yes, I know,” murmured Rita. We then danced around the mirrored room in impromptu ballroom fashion to get an idea of how we looked together. Rita danced with trained perfection and individuality. She, of course, knew through experience what this dancing business was all about. That was apparent the moment I started working with her.
RoboSlater 4 months ago 2
As Mercer's lyric says, Astaire really was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Although Rita had a fine voice, Harry Cohn insisted that her singing be dubbed by Nan Wynn. The dance director was Val Raset, the one and only time he collaborated with Astaire. Jerome Kern's "I'm Old Fashioned" later became the centerpiece of Jerome Robbins's 1983 New York City Ballet tribute to Astaire.
RoboSlater 4 months ago
Funny how the Spanish actually improves Fred's acting.
RoboSlater 4 months ago