Ginger Rogers, the late legendary actor and dancer from Hollywood's golden age, would have turned 112 this week. And that seems like a fine reason to let critic Bob Mondello wax nostalgic about Rogers ...

An Italian couple's slow dance with a little help from Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers has helped people smile during a dark time with the country under quarantine from the coronavirus. A couple couldn ...

“Over the years, myths were built up about my relationship with Fred Astaire. The general public thought he was a Svengali, who snapped his fingers for his little Trilby to obey; in their eyes, my ...

Astaire and Rogers by Edward Gallafent Columbia University Press, 256 pp., $24.95 THE PLACE of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as the American dance couple, perhaps even the American romantic couple, ...

Sequestering is getting old, right? And so are reruns of every sitcom you've ever watched. Maybe it's time to face the music ... and dance, with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. They danced America ...

The best way to see Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers is not on a huge screen in a theater. Nor is the best way on video. Sure, for lack of an ideal opportunity, both ways may be acceptable, but the full ...

ASPEN When Aspen’s Bob Klineman says that Swing Time is the best of the Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers films, you might wonder if its just the nostalgic memory of an 81-year-old whose heart remains with ...

Nine decades ago this December, moviegoers were witnessing the beginning of one of the most successful movie teams, as well as the demise of one of the most dramatic. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers ...

Even in his present condition (deceased since 1987), Fred Astaire is a better dancer than I am. In the movies, especially the ones with Ginger Rogers, Fred was the guy who was light on his feet. I am ...