Ginger Rogers
Noun
Meaning
United States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (1911-1995)
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In 1988, Lancaster was well enough to attended a Congressional hearing with old colleagues such as Jimmy Stewart and Ginger Rogers to protest media magnate Ted Turner 's plan to colorize various black-and-white films from the 1930s and 1940s.
Oxford Reference Online, accessed May 15, 2010 (requires subscription) Also with Fields, he wrote two new songs, " I Won't Dance " and "Lovely to Look At", for the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers film version of Roberta (1935), which was a hit.
Some are performer-based ( Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers films) or budget-based ( blockbusters ), while others are based on artistic status (the art film ), racial identity ( Race films ), location (the Western ), or sexual orientation ( Queer cinema ).
It’s also a destination that’s rooted in golden age glamour, immortalized in films like Flying Down to Rio with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and a sun-soaked retreat for rock stars.
Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels.
During this time, he composed, arranged and conducted another 55 films, including most of the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance musicals.