Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) and Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) were iconic dance partners who made motion pictures together from 1933 to 1949. They made a total of 10 films, nine of them with RKO Radio Pictures from 1933 to 1939, and one, "The Barkleys of Broadway", with M-G-M in 1949, their only color (Technicolor) film. Many years later, they became known by the portmanteau nickname of "Fringer", popularised by Australian entertainer Dave Gorr. Astaire started dancing in the early 1900s as a child on stage
Ginger Rogers filmography had faltered, due to lesser demand for older actresses. She co-starred with popular Cary Grant in "Monkey Business" (1952) but her career continued to wane throughout the decade. She ended her film career with one of two fictionalized biographies on actress Jean Harlow in 1965's "Harlow". Beginning the following year, she found success by returning to musical theatre, including a stint as one of several replacements for Carol Channing in the long-running "Hello, Dolly!" on Broadway. Ginger Rogers filmography The Ginger Rogers filmography lists the film appearances of American actress Ginger Rogers, as well as her television, stage, and radio