Vernon and Irene Castle
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Vernon and Irene Castle were a husband-and-wife team of ballroom dancers and dance teachers who appeared on Broadway and in silent films in the early 20th century. They are credited with reviving the
Irene and Vernon Castle, c. 1912
A hands-free Tango step that the Castles originated; photograph from their 1914 bestseller Modern Dancing
Marguerite Martyn sketched the Castles dancing the maxixe in 1914.
Irene, costumed by Lucile for Watch Your Step, 1914
Fred Astaire
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Fred Astaire was an American dancer, actor, singer, musician, choreographer, and presenter, whose career in stage, film, and television spanned 76 years. He is widely regarded as the "greatest popular
Vernon and Irene Castle
…episode #4) is known to exist. In 1939, the Castles' lives were turned into a movie, The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle, produced by RKO and starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Edna May Oliver played their agent, and Lew Fields was his 33 years younger self. Irene Castle served as a technical advisor on the…
Astaire in 1941
Fred and his sister Adele in 1906
Fred and Adele Astaire in 1921
Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire in Top Hat (1935)