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The Fred Astaire show

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The Fred Astaire show

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Title
The Fred Astaire show
Names
Astaire, Fred (Producer)
Astaire, Fred (Performer)
Chase, Barrie (Performer)
Mendes, Sergio (Musician)
Hefti, Neal (Musician)
Ross, Herbert, 1927-2001 (Choreographer)
Scheerer, Robert, 1929- (Director)
Herb Ross Dancers (Dancer)
Simon and Garfunkel (Performer)
Young-Holt Unlimited (Performer)
Ava Productions (Producer)
NBC Television Network (Broadcaster)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1968
Place: U.S.
Publisher: NBC-TV
Table of Contents
Production numbers: Fred; Astaire solo with titles -- Oh, you beautiful doll; Astaire and Barrie Chase -- Jazz dance; Astaire taps and then dances to the Young-Holt Trio -- Beatles medley; Barrie Chase and Dancers -- The look of love; Astaire and Chase perform to the music of Sergio Mendes -- Simon and Garfunkel medley; Astaire and Chase dance to the duo's music -- Chinatown, and Limehouse blues; Astaire, Chase, and Dancers -- Astaire medley; Astaire sings some classic songs, and dances Top hat with the Gordian Knot -- Fred; reprise with Astaire and Chase.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7735
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-658 (former)
Genres
Television programs
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: NBC-TV ; produced by Ava Productions ; directed by Robert Scheerer ; produced by Fred Astaire and Gil Rodin ; choreography by Herbert Ross.
Performers: Featuring Fred Astaire, with guests Barrie Chase, Simon and Garfunkel, Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66, Young-Holt Unlimited, The Gordian Knot, the Herb Ross Dancers, and Neil Hefti and His Orchestra.
Venue: Telecast by NBC Television on February 7, 1968.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (60 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY847039460-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12160587
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 609b9ff0-8041-0135-d9e8-0009a76ec7d3
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1968: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Fred Astaire show" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1968. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7f1b4419-261a-4890-a458-2297b40aa1d3

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Fred Astaire show" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7f1b4419-261a-4890-a458-2297b40aa1d3

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1968). The Fred Astaire show Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7f1b4419-261a-4890-a458-2297b40aa1d3

Wikipedia Citation

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The Fred Astaire show