Fred Astaire, Later Years

Between 1958 and 1968, Fred made four TV variety shows with Barrie Chase.	(click on any thumbnail for a larger view)
These might be from a practice session.
A wide Butterfly Position

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The four TV specials with Barrie Chase: An Evening With Fred Astaire '58 Another Evening With Fred Astaire '59 Astaire Time '60 The Fred Astaire Show '68
In the movies, he took more straight dramatic roles and danced little. On the Beach (1959) with Ava Gardner.
In The Pleasure of His Company (1961), he did dance briefly with Debbie Reynolds.
Semi-closed Position (but he may be leaving).
The Notorious Landlady (1962) with Kim Novak.
In Finian's Rainbow (1968) he frolicked with Petula Clark.



Midas Run (1969) with Anne Heywood.
The Towering Inferno (1974) with Jennifer Jones.
In 1974 and 1976, Fred helped to host MGM's That's Entertainment! and That's Entertainment, Part II, and he danced with Gene Kelly.




The Amazing Dobermans (1976)
Un Taxi Mauve (1977)
A Family Upside Down (1978) with Helen Hayes.
The Man In the Santa Clause Suit (1979)
Fred's last film was Ghost Story (1981)
And finally a photo to show that Fred Astaire occasionally danced just for fun; here with his first wife, Phyllis, who died in 1954.

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Fred Astaire, 1958 – 1981

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