"With Steps in Time, dancer, choreographer, and movie star Fred Astaire (1899-1987) allows readers to see through the effortless balletic exuberance, which graced so many Broadway and Hollywood shows, to the real man and artist. He discusses with great passion the milestones of his professional life: his childhood in the vaudeville circuits; the musical comedies starring himself and sister Adele in New York and London; his universally acclaimed movie successes; the founding of the Fred Astaire Dance studios; and his triumphs on TV. In addition to his collaborations with George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Flo Ziegfeld, Noel Coward, Irving Berlin, Audrey Hepburn, and Rita Hayworth, special attention is devoted to his celebrated partnership with Ginger Rogers, with whom he produced such classics as Top Hat, Flying Down to Rio, The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle, and countless others. "--BOOK JACKET.