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Puttin' on the ritz : Fred Astaire and the fine art of panache, a biography

In the beginning, Fred Astaire played second fiddle in vaudeville to his sister Adele, but once he learned how to tap and bought his first Brooks Brothers suit, this small-town Nebraska boy transformed himself into the most sophisticated man ever to dance across a motion picture screen. In his white tie and tails, and with a succession of elegant partners--Ginger Rogers, Cyd Charisse, Rita Hayworth, Audrey Hepburn, Judy Garland and others--he created an indelible image of the international bon vivant.

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