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Who's Greater: Fred Astaire Or Gene Kelly?
ResumeThis year Gene Kelly would have turned 100. But of course he'll always be young and vibrant and "Singin' in the Rain."
So we thought we'd spend a few minutes in appreciation. And we thought we'd ask the question: was Gene Kelly the greatest dancer and innovator in American movie musical history, or was Fred Astaire - who was 13 years older than Kelly?
Historian and theater and dance critic Iris Fanger told Here & Now, "They were both great... what makes us very lucky is that these are the only 2 major dance artists of the 20th century... that we have the greater body of their work on film."
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Guest:
- Iris Fanger, dance and theater critic and historian.
This segment aired on December 20, 2012.