In Conversation with Ava Astaire
Ava Astaire is the daughter of the Hollywood legend Fred Astaire. He made 31 musicals, was named the fifth Greatest Male Star of Old Hollywood by the American Film Institute, and introduced numerous standards to the Great American Songbook like The Way You Look Tonight, Puttin on the Ritz, Cheek to Cheek, Night and Day, They Can't Take That Away to name a few.
In this interview Ava shares tells me about being her father's chauffeur (before she could drive), where the top hat image came from, and why his was famous as a practical joker.