Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers of $2,325,420. "The Barkleys of Broadway" would be Astaire and Rogers' final movie together, although both would continue to make films with other stars. In the 50s, Rogers' movie career declined due to a move away from classic film stars, but Astaire remained in the industry and branched out into television. 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
Peter Rogers Peter Rogers Peter Rogers (20 February 1914 – 14 April 2009) was an English film producer. He is best known for his involvement in the making of the "Carry On" series of films. Rogers began his career as a journalist for his local paper, before graduating to scriptwriting religious informational films. He progressed to film production, working with director Gerald Thomas, the first work being a production for the Children's Film Foundation. Rogers is best known as producer of the "Carry On" series of British comedy films, beginning with "Carry On Sergeant" in 1958. There were 31 films in all.