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  1. www.britannica.com › biography › Fred-AstaireFred Astaire | Biography, Movies, Ginger Rogers, & Facts

    Jun 18, 2024 · Fred Astaire, American dancer onstage and in motion pictures who was best known for a number of highly successful musical comedy films in which he starred with Ginger Rogers, including The Gay Divorcee, Top Hat, and Swing Time. He is regarded by many as the greatest popular-music dancer of all time.

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  3. www.youtube.com › watchSWING TIME | 1001 Movie Challenge - YouTube

    Jun 23, 2024 · * All future 1001 Movie Challenge videos are Patreon EXCLUSIVES * For not being a fan of musicals, I sure do enjoy musicals.Movie #: 191/1001Take on the chal...

  4. www.ranker.com › list › best-30s-dance-moviesThe Best 1930s Dance Movies, Ranked

    Jul 3, 2024 · Over 100 filmgoers have voted on the 20+ films on Best '30s Dance Movies, Ranked. Current Top 3: Top Hat, The Wizard of Oz, Swing Time

  5. www.ranker.com › list › fred-astaire-movies-and-films-and-filmList Of Fred Astaire's Best Movies, Ranked By Fans

    Jul 3, 2024 · Swing Time presents another outstanding collaboration between Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers under George Stevens' skillful direction. The 1936 film follows the story of a gambler who learns to dance in order to win back his former fiancée but instead falls for his dance instructor.

  6. oldtimemusic.com › the-meaning-behind-the-song-the-way-youThe Meaning Behind The Song: The Way You Look Tonight by Frank...

    6 days ago · The song “The Way You Look Tonight” by Frank Sinatra is a timeless classic that has resonated with listeners for decades. Written by Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern, this beautiful piece was originally featured in the 1936 film “Swing Time.”.

  7. www.britannica.com › art › swing-musicSwing | Description, Artists, & Facts | Britannica

    Jul 9, 2024 · swing, in music, both the rhythmic impetus of jazz music and a specific jazz idiom prominent between about 1935 and the mid-1940s—years sometimes called the swing era. Swing music has a compelling momentum that results from musicians’ attacks and accenting in relation to fixed beats.

  8. www.britannica.com › biography › Dorothy-FieldsDorothy Fields | Broadway Lyricist, Composer & Librettist

    5 days ago · In 1936 they wrote the score for Swingtime, including the songs “A Fine Romance,” “Waltz in Swing Time,” and the Academy Award-winning “The Way You Look Tonight.” Fields also collaborated with her older brother Herbert on a number of screenplays.