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Actor-dancer Fred Astaire tells the plot on his latest TV movie, "A Family Upside Down", in his Beverly Hills home, March 27, 1978. Astaire, who usually plays younger men in films, and will be 79 years old in May, will have the part of a family man 73-years-old. "That's the oldest fellow I've ever played," he said. (AP Photo)
Actor Charlton Heston, right, holds a tablet and announces "Thou shall have no other talk show host before Mike," during the 4,000 taping of the "Mike Douglas" show in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1978. Others are actress Jane Fonda, left, singer Johnny Mathis, dancer Fred Astaire, center, and actress Suzanne Somers, second from right. The five were helping Douglas celebrate his 4,000 taping and also his 16th consecutive year as a talk show host. (AP Photo)
Dancer Fred Astaire shows guest Suzanne Somers and host Mike Douglas his fractured wrist which has healed since he had an accident with a skateboard in Los Angeles, Feb. 10, 1978. Astaire and Somers were appearing with Douglas to celebrate the 4,000 taping of the "Mike Douglas Show", in its 16th consecutive year. (AP Photo)
May 10, 1976; New York, NY, USA; The son of an Austrian immigrant, FRED ASTAIRE entered show business at age 5. He was successful both in vaudeville and on Broadway in partnership with his sister, Adele. After Adele retired to marry in 1932, Astaire headed to Hollywood. Signed to RKO, he was loaned to MGM to appear in Dancing Lady (1933) before starting work on RKO's Flying Down to Rio (1933). In the latter film he began his highly successful partnership with Ginger Rogers, with whom he danced in 9 RKO pictures. The picture shows Fred Astaire at Lincoln Center. (Credit Image: ? KEYSTONE Pictures USA)/ eyevine
May 10, 1976; New York, NY, USA; Actor FRED ASTAIRE (L), GENE KELLY (C) and NYC Mayor ABRAHAM BEAME (R) presented specail citations and silver bowls for their outstanding contributions to the art of film entertainment at the Lincoln Center. (Credit Image: ? KEYSTONE Pictures USA)/ eyevine
New York Mayor Abe Beame, right, gestures as he says a few words about film stars Gene Kelly, center, and Fred Astaire during ceremony honoring the actor-dancers at Lincoln Center, May 10, 1976. Both Beame and spokesmen for the Film Society of Lincoln Center made presentations to the stars for their outstanding contributions to film entertainment. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)
Asked how the debonair, clever sophisticated Fred Astaire of movies of the 30s and 40s compares to the live Fred Astaire, the 74-year-old famed dancer replied, "right on the nose." Astaire was in New York to be honored by the film society of Lincoln Center, April 30, 1973, with the showing of 29 film clips of him dancing from 1933 to 1968. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)
