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Barry Chase and Fred Astaire Photo

Stage Name

Birth Name
Barrie Chase n/a

   Dancer and Actress who gained world wide fame at the age of 23 by dancing with Fred Astaire in his TV specials (Fred stated ' This Girl Can Really Dance'). In 1958, the TV Show 'An Evening with Fred Astaire' with Barrie Chase as his partner won Nine Emmy Awards.

   -Barrie started acting in movies in the early 1950s. In 1964, "TV Guide" featured Fred Astaire and Barry Chase dancing the "Watusi" Esquire Magazine with her doing the 'Maxixe' as well as a few of Fred's TV Shows.

Barrie decided to retire from show business in 1968 and return to a family life with her husband and son.


... Need more Info on Barrie.

Birth Place

Birth Date

Spouse

Offspring
New York, NY 10/20/1936 Gene Shacove Son
            Richard Kaufman      
                       
 

Dance Types

Dance Partners

Music Titles
Ballroom Fred Astaire n/a
Maxixe George Chakiris      
Watusi George Raft      
 

Night Clubs

Theaters

Stage
n/a n/a 1964 - Think Pretty
                 
 

Films

Television

Publications
$ 1952 - Hans Christian Anderson 1958 - An Evening with Fred Astaire 4/1954 - Cover Girls Model Mag
1952 - Scaramouche 1959 - Another Eve w/ Fred Astaire 5/1954 - Focus Mag.
$ 1954 - White Christmas 1959 - Bonanza (TV) 12/13/1958 - TV Guide
$ 1955 - Daddy Long Legs $ 1959 - The Fred Astaire Show 10/31/1959 - TV Guide
$ 1956 - Opposite Sex 1960 - Astaire Time 6/1960 - Esquire Mag (maxixe)
$ 1957 - Silk Stocking 9/27/1963 - Bob Hope Presents 7/1960 - Modern Screen Mag
1957 - Great Man, The 1957 - Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana 2/8/1961 - Sunday News TV Wk
$ 1957 - Les Girls [DVD] 12/18/1963 - Everybody Mag
$ 1958 - Party Girl 2003 - Satin and Silk 8/29 - 9/4/1964 - TV Guide
1958 -The Fabulous Fred Astaire            
1958 - Mardi Gras            
1961 - George Raft Story            
$ 1962 - Cape Fear [DVD] (photo)            
$ 1963 - It's A Mad Mad World [DVD]            
           
$1965 - Flight of the Phoenix [DVD]            
NOTE:Name sometimes spelled as Barry Chase.
February 19, 2004
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