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There comes a day when people begin to say, 'Why doesn't that old duffer retire?' I want to get out while they're still saying Astaire is a hell of a dancer.

Fred Astaire

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Fred Astaire
Age: 88 †
Born: 1899
Born: May 10
Died: 1987
Died: June 22
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I had some ballet training but didn't like it. It was like a game to me.
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Either the camera will dance, or I will.
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