TCM WORD OF MOUTH - Ava Astaire on her father FRED ASTAIRE

From the TCM series "Word of Mouth", Ava Astaire, daughter of Fred Astaire, talks about her father’s films and movie partnerships.

[@christophers796]

Fred Astaire had class and style 🎉 with music 🎵 wonderful person 🎉

[@bethelle9099]

Fred was always a pleasure to watch!!!

[@d.martin7692]

It's hard to say "best ever" but...best ever.

[@scm2ii99]

What a treasure--Fred Astaire! American gold. So blessed to have him.

[@laraegodwin6008]

This is wonderful and i really enjoyed it !!

[@imsocuteimsorich4952]

God bless you Fred 🎩, your dancing when I was young was amazing and I loved Sundays because it was my day to watch u dance,thank you for your entertainment,r,I,p,, God bless you amen 💙🐦🌈😘💟🎩👏👏👍,

[@dancertm]

I knew Pan later in life who introduced to Ava and her husband. They were gracious and warm. I wanted to use a song of Fred in a musical review; speaking Fred over the phone he decided to sing to me; it was a thrill.

[@BabyFaceBren]

So cool.

[@denisearmstrong1973]

Great dancer he was 👏👏👏

[@llcamus249]

The one and only. No close second.

[@7777lizabeth]

I just love Ginger Rogers and her old movies at RKO! She is was so spunky!

[@tobiaztobiaz9355]

Fred played better piano than Irvin Berlin..hes a precision machine when dance, American treasure.

[@Gareth-g8e]

The one, abd only. He will always be the greatest.

[@tobiaztobiaz9355]

My fav movie partnership : Fred~Ginger, Gene~Cyd

[@patricemoran7469]

Loved Fred and Ginger and but also loved Fred and Cyd together..especially since I believe their sharp-elegant dance style was more simpatico.

[@islandbirdw]

Fascinating hearing how difficult it is for her to see her dad on film. I would guess maybe something to do with not seeing him much when he was working as a child. She seems pretty stoic, like her father

[@BabyFaceBren]

Maybe it just makes her sad because she misses him. I find it too emotional sometimes, looking at photos of lost family members

[@patricemoran7469]

It would seem Fred's children lived a protected shelteted life as youngsters. Is it possible that seeing this other side of him on film...romancing and dancing the night away with an array of beautiful actresses...is sort of incongruous with the Dad they knew. Ava mentioned other children of actors... Maria Cooper for instance...who also found watching her Dad's movies difficult.

[@patricemoran7469]

PS: I saw the interview with Ava and she specifically mentions how she has to prepare herself before viewing one of her Dad's films. She never mentioned that this was since his death.

[@sahirisrodriguez6960]

Fréd Astaire el bailarín más perfecto del mundo con todo mi Amor ,Sahiris.

[@veramalta5943]

Amo os musicais da Broadway! Excelentes atores e atrizes! Mas, como espectadora, creio que ninguém, entre os melhores (e a lista é grande!) , encontra-se FRED ASTAIRE ! Elegante, simpático, charmoso e , meu Deus!, a leveza dos seus passos! Ele não dança, ele voa! Como eu gostaria de ser sua partner! Gratidão, KZbin, por trazer de volta nossos inesquecíveis astros e estrelas! 04/7/22, Vera Lucia Malta, RJ, Brasil! 💖🎁🌹💚💛🙌🙆💚💛🙇🙏💚💛❤🎁🌻🌷

[@BabyFaceBren]

También me encantan los musicales de Braodway. Una vez vi uno en Broadway ("City of Angels", 1990)

[@amyb1078]

I'm sort of fascinated by how she talks. Her pronunciation of the word "dancing," for example, sounds very mid-Atlantic, like she took on her father's movie-star elocution training. Very few Americans actually say "dancing" that way or pronounce their words in such a clipped way...although I guess maybe she lives in Ireland now, so maybe that's why.

[@BabyFaceBren]

Like every child who ever existed, she probably picked up the vocal mannerisms of her parents and as her father was the parent whom I imagine said "dancing" the most, she says it how he said it.

[@watchgoose]

she said it was hard to watch her father performing but never said WHY

[@RivaG]

I was wondering the same thing- perhaps she misses him?

[@ellenchevarie8517]

I think it is because she misses him as she said if she were to watch him she has to prepare herself which to me says so I don't get all sad which is normal when you've list someone even years later.when she sees him unexpectedly while turning channels it hits her heart

[@legendvito5702]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🤝🖐🏼

[@MarcoPolo881]

When was this interview done?

[@BabyFaceBren]

don't know

[@laraegodwin6008]

Were Fred Astaire's children adopted?

[@BabyFaceBren]

I can't see anywhere that they were adopted.

[@patricemoran7469]

No...Ava actually resembles Fred more than his son Fred jr.

[@patricemoran7469]

They were not adopted.

[@DonnaMusselman]

If you read his autobiography, you'll get the exciting delivery stories and know they're his kids. And, he often said of his family life, he felt like the luckiest guy alive.

[@bo0tsy1]

Just fun