Todd Decker wrote a book examining this man and jazz titled Music Makes Me.
Todd Decker wrote a book examining this man and jazz titled Music Makes Me. This man choreographed nearly all of his musical numbers with his "near double", Hermes Pan. He's not Al Jolson, but this man performed "Steppin' Out with My Baby" and "Bojangles of Harlem" in blackface in Swing Time. Jane Powell played a character based on this man's sister Adele in the movie (*) Royal Wedding, which includes the songs "Sunday Jumps" and "You're All the World to Me", for which this man danced with a hat rack and on the walls and ceiling, respectively. In another film, he and a chorus of copies of him perform "Putting on the Ritz" in top hats and tails. For 10 points, name this dancing partner of Ginger Rogers.
Todd Decker wrote a book examining this man and jazz titled Music Makes Me.
Fred Astaire [or Frederick Austerlitz]