Fred Astaire
publication date: Monday, June 18, 2018 (part of Summer 2018)
category: 
Dance
clue: This carefree daddy long legs flew down to Rio to stay at a Holiday Inn for a royal wedding, put a top hat on his funny face, followed a fleet to an Easter parade, and asked a damsel in distress three little words: Shall we dance?
explanation: Astaire's many films included Flying Down to Rio, Top Hat, Follow the Fleet, Shall We Dance, A Damsel in Distress, Carefree, Holiday Inn, Easter Parade, Three Little Words, Royal Wedding, Daddy Long Legs, and Funny Face. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, and Matthew Preston
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