Which singing and dancing actor was born Frederick Austerlitz in 1899?
Fred Astaire Fred Astaire Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer and television presenter. He is widely regarded as the most influential dancer in the history of film. His stage and subsequent film and television careers spanned a total of 76 years, during which he starred in more than 10 Broadway and London musicals, made 31 musical films, 4 television specials, and issued numerous recordings. As a dancer, he is best remembered for his uncanny sense of rhythm, his perfectionism, his innovation, and as the dancing partner and on-screen romantic
The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird is an Sicilian fairy tale collected by Giuseppe Pitrè, and translated by Thomas Frederick Crane for his "Italian Popular Tales". Joseph Jacobs included it in "European Folk and Fairy Tales". The original title is ""Li Figghi di lu Cavuliciddaru"", for which Crane gives a literal translation of "The Herb-gatherer's Daughters." It is Aarne–Thompson type 707, which is named after it: the dancing water, the singing apple, and the speaking bird. A king walking the streets heard three poor sisters talk.