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| Article | Fred Astaire (Log · Page History) |
| User | D7240 (Edit Counter· Top Edits) |
| Total edits | 173 |
| Minor edits | 34 (19.7%) |
| (Semi-)automated edits | 20 (11.6%) |
| Reverted edits | 2 (1.2%) |
| atbe1 | 10.2 |
| Added (bytes)2 | 29,948 |
| Deleted (bytes) | -9,562 |
Minor edits
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34 (19.7%)
Major edits
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139 (80.3%)
(Semi-)automated edits
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20 (11.6%)
Manual edits
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153 (88.4%)
Reverted edits
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2 (1.2%)
Unreverted edits
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171 (98.8%)
1 Average time between edits (days)
2 Added text is any positive addition that wasn't reverted (approximate)
| Date | Links | Size | Edit summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-06-20 18:49 | Diff · History | -38 | Undid revision 367173746 by 69.232.206.128 (talk) superfluous category |
| 2010-05-21 22:37 | Diff · History | 69 | Categorisation of Astaire's ancestry: see talk page |
| 2010-04-30 17:39 | Diff · History | -83 | →Personal life: removed irrelevant and uncited info. |
| 2010-04-06 19:21 | Diff · History | 352 | →Working methods and influence on filmed dance: restored free image |
| 2010-04-04 09:45 | Diff · History | 36 | added cat |
| 2010-04-04 09:41 | Diff · History | -263 | →Personal life: if he was "devastated", presumably he was also "consumed by grief" so no need for superfluous elaboration. |
| 2010-04-04 09:35 | Diff · History | -595 | →Personal life: removed details re Ava Astaire which belong in an article devoted to her. |
| 2010-04-04 09:33 | Diff · History | 289 | →Personal life: Astaire was a lifelong Republican Party supporter + ref |
| 2010-03-29 20:32 | Diff · History | -832 | →Filmography: Reverted to listing of musical films only, the chronology contains a complete filmography |
| 2009-03-26 13:30 | Diff · History | 162 | →Personal life: rv, added citation in support |
| 2009-03-23 17:10 | Diff · History | 32 | Undid revision 279085986 by Markhh (talk)rv: Astaire's father was born in Linz, Austria. |
| 2009-02-16 09:05 | Diff · History | -191 | linked to Kelly quote intro, tidying |
| 2009-02-16 09:00 | Diff · History | -7 | Undid revision 270974812 by 74.194.89.39 (talk) |
| 2009-02-13 21:15 | Diff · History | 56 | |
| 2009-02-13 17:19 | Diff · History | 77 | →Working methods and influence on filmed dance: copyedit |
| 2009-02-13 11:44 | Diff · History | -48 | |
| 2009-02-13 11:43 | Diff · History | -14 | |
| 2009-02-13 11:32 | Diff · History | 679 | reworded intro, see talk page |
| 2009-02-05 13:06 | Diff · History | -81 | →Influence on popular song: a complete list of Astaire's compositions is in the List of songs introduced by Fred Astaire; |
| 2009-02-05 13:03 | Diff · History | 31 | Undid revision 268372104 by Mandarax (talk) rv: his father was born in Linz, Austria, as cited in the article |
| 2008-12-17 20:57 | Diff · History | -1 | rv vandalism |
| 2008-11-05 13:45 | Diff · History | -129 | Undid revision 249827047 by 74.12.21.150 (talk) rv - info already contained in footnote |
| 2008-07-20 13:41 | Diff · History | -61 | Undid revision 226663358 by Jdramzer (talk) |
| 2008-06-28 11:43 | Diff · History | -18 | →1899-1917: Early life and vaudeville career: ensuring statements match content of references, |
| 2008-05-15 19:10 | Diff · History | -239 | replaced unauthoritative Bain reference with Billman: Astaire was born Frederick Austerlitz, (without the jnr.) |
| 2008-05-15 18:54 | Diff · History | 5 | →1899-1917: Early life and vaudeville career: Bain's book makes no reference to Fritz, According to Billman, p.1., Fritz was born in Vienna. |
| 2008-04-20 17:01 | Diff · History | -43 | Undid revision 206887552 by 69.73.106.88 (talk) |
| 2008-04-03 18:43 | Diff · History | -44 | restored to prior version by Thismightbezach: reason incorrect wikilinking, also Hepburn didn't make the claimed remark to Croce, Croce just quoted it |
| 2008-03-25 14:18 | Diff · History | -33 | →1940-1947: Drifting to an early retirement: rv |
| 2008-03-15 19:35 | Diff · History | 1 | Undid revision 198284037 by 24.61.163.2 (talk) |
| 2008-03-14 09:15 | Diff · History | -14 | Undid revision 198026464 by 24.159.27.192 (talk) |
| 2008-03-03 13:44 | Diff · History | -1 | →External links: fixed link to Radio interview |
| 2008-02-22 17:34 | Diff · History | 2 | →1940-1947: Drifting to an early retirement: |
| 2008-02-22 17:32 | Diff · History | 2,179 | →1940-1947: Drifting to an early retirement: section rewritten and expanded |
| 2008-02-21 14:39 | Diff · History | 49 | →Influence on popular song: link to new article List of songs introduced by Fred Astaire |
| 2008-02-20 20:12 | Diff · History | 115 | →1899-1917: Early life and vaudeville career: Aligned Fritz's name with Billman citation. Added citation from Satchell. See discussion. |
| 2008-02-06 09:07 | Diff · History | -1 | →1958-1981: Branching out into televised dance and straight acting: restored American spelling as per WP:ENGVAR |
| 2008-02-06 09:01 | Diff · History | 269 | →Awards and honors: The Fred and Adele Astaire Awards |
| 2008-01-27 20:53 | Diff · History | -43 | Undid revision 187151954 by 76.237.219.79 (talk) |
| 2008-01-18 14:25 | Diff · History | 1,516 | →Stage, film and television work: added list of musical films |
| 2008-01-15 14:56 | Diff · History | 396 | →1917-1933: Stage career - Broadway and London: discovery of film footage of Astaire in Gay Divorce |
| 2008-01-14 17:31 | Diff · History | -650 | reorganised some sections, removing redundant and incomplete section on dance partners. |
| 2008-01-14 16:33 | Diff · History | 23 | restored markup of headings |
| 2008-01-14 16:10 | Diff · History | 258 | →1899-1917: Early life and vaudeville career: corrected names of Astaire's parents +cit. |
| 2008-01-10 15:39 | Diff · History | 12 | →External links: added template warning that linked site is in German |
| 2008-01-04 10:35 | Diff · History | -67 | Undid revision 182068365 by 210.49.240.164 (talk) |
| 2007-12-18 16:12 | Diff · History | 7,050 | rv to previous version by roseytrebles: reason: numerous deletions of cited material |
| 2007-12-04 20:42 | Diff · History | 316 | →1933-1939: Fred and Ginger at RKO: more inline citations with page numbers, corrected Hepburn quote +cit |
| 2007-12-04 20:09 | Diff · History | 88 | added page numbers for inline citations of Mueller |
| 2007-12-04 19:22 | Diff · History | -14 | →Dancing and singing prowess: inline citations |
| 2007-12-04 19:00 | Diff · History | -41 | →1899-1917: Early life and vaudeville career: Adele was born in 1896, Fred in 1899 |
| 2007-12-04 18:57 | Diff · History | 1 | →1958-1976: Branching out into televised dance and straight acting: correct ed date |
| 2007-12-04 18:50 | Diff · History | 153 | simplifying inline citations |
| 2007-12-04 18:22 | Diff · History | 414 | added inline cittations |
| 2007-12-04 18:06 | Diff · History | 20 | Notes and references |
| 2007-12-04 18:02 | Diff · History | 164 | →1917-1933: Stage career - Broadway and London: |
| 2007-12-04 17:45 | Diff · History | 145 | subdivided film career titles with a view to article expansion |
| 2007-12-04 17:35 | Diff · History | -1,784 | reorganised section titles, removed duplication of awards section. |
| 2007-12-02 20:49 | Diff · History | 1 | Undid revision 175325928 by Roseytrebles (talk)rv - note left on user talk page |
| 2007-12-02 20:19 | Diff · History | 1 | (reverted) Undid revision 175256354 by Roseytrebles (talk) Restored PD image |
| 2007-10-15 17:21 | Diff · History | 176 | 2008 Oxford conference honoring Astaire |
| 2007-09-26 09:07 | Diff · History | -6 | |
| 2007-09-26 09:07 | Diff · History | 15 | restored commons image to infobox. |
| 2007-09-20 08:29 | Diff · History | 66 | Undid revision 158846961 by 24.63.92.244 (talk)rv image removal |
| 2007-09-20 08:28 | Diff · History | 88 | Undid revision 158847350 by 24.63.92.244 (talk rv image removal) |
| 2007-09-05 07:52 | Diff · History | 19 | Undid revision 155724415 by Phorpus (talk)RV left note on user talk page |
| 2007-09-04 21:09 | Diff · History | 19 | Undid revision 155544416 by Phorpus (talk)Restored free image in infobox |
| 2007-09-01 19:03 | Diff · History | -7 | Undid revision 154895412 by 66.207.8.113 (talk)Rv vandalism |
| 2007-08-15 19:29 | Diff · History | 6 | →Dancing and singing prowess: fixed reftag |
| 2007-08-15 19:28 | Diff · History | 289 | →Dancing and singing prowess: corrections +cit. |
| 2007-07-10 20:00 | Diff · History | -171 | Undid revision 143797759 by 129.31.40.64 (talk)Redundant. Screen test already discussed earlier in article. |
| 2007-06-22 08:36 | Diff · History | -299 | →Fred and Ginger: removed speculation |
| 2007-06-18 21:20 | Diff · History | 0 | →Early life and career: img |
| 2007-06-18 21:14 | Diff · History | 170 | Fred and Ginger: +PD image of announcement of Astaire-Rogers screen partnership; resized images |
| 2007-06-16 16:13 | Diff · History | -14 | sp;image |
| 2007-06-05 14:04 | Diff · History | 34 | →Later career: tagged image |
| 2007-06-04 19:29 | Diff · History | -6 | →Dancing and singing prowess: replaced nonfree image with PD image from commons |
| 2007-05-31 16:35 | Diff · History | 29 | Hyam's view of Rogers |
| 2007-05-31 16:31 | Diff · History | 141 | →References: added Hyam |
| 2007-05-30 14:34 | Diff · History | -302 | integrated most of trivia section into main article or notes. Removed section. Additional changes to citations. |
| 2007-05-30 13:01 | Diff · History | -608 | Fred Astaire in Popular Culture integrated into Dancing and Singing Prowess and References |
| 2007-05-30 10:45 | Diff · History | -102 | Infobox: removed notable roles |
| 2007-05-25 12:42 | Diff · History | 0 | →Early life and career: date |
| 2007-05-25 10:54 | Diff · History | 0 | →Early life and career: Croce's 2nd edition 1974 not 1972 |
| 2007-05-25 10:36 | Diff · History | 496 | →Early life and career: Fanchon the Cricket: Astaires denied appearance + supporting citations + corrected date (1914) |
| 2007-05-22 14:15 | Diff · History | 0 | →Television work: |
| 2007-05-22 14:14 | Diff · History | -64 | →Fred Astaire in popular culture: cleanup |
| 2007-05-22 14:13 | Diff · History | -163 | →Fred Astaire in popular culture: remove trivial reference |
| 2007-05-22 14:12 | Diff · History | -136 | →Trivia: oscars presentation covered in Relevision Work |
| 2007-05-22 14:10 | Diff · History | -184 | Undid revision 132550194 by 86.138.157.151 (talk) |
| 2007-05-20 19:28 | Diff · History | -68 | rv spamlink |
| 2007-05-11 08:27 | Diff · History | -109 | →References: removed junk |
| 2007-04-09 18:29 | Diff · History | 106 | rv deletions of Astaire's and his parents' religion and date change for Funny Face |
| 2007-03-23 11:57 | Diff · History | -19 | →Dancing and singing prowess: 'S Wonderful was introduced by Adele Astaire and Allen Kearns; see 'S Wonderful |
| 2007-03-23 11:37 | Diff · History | 34 | →Dancing and singing prowess: more song links |
| 2007-03-23 11:14 | Diff · History | 43 | →Dancing and singing prowess: song links |
| 2007-03-21 11:12 | Diff · History | 20 | →Dancing and singing prowess: Replace fair use image with screenshot from Royal Wedding (Public Domain) |
| 2007-03-20 22:38 | Diff · History | 54 | relocated image |
| 2007-03-20 18:20 | Diff · History | 75 | restored to prior version, pending outcome of request for deletion of copyrighted image on Wikipedia commons |
| 2007-03-20 14:10 | Diff · History | 83 | revert image change: substituted image is not pd: both images have comparable fair use status |
| 2007-03-15 21:14 | Diff · History | 37 | →Trivia: Split into two sections |
| 2007-03-07 10:26 | Diff · History | 157 | Astaire founding the Fred Astaire Dance Studios in 1947 |
| 2007-03-06 14:41 | Diff · History | 6 | restored </div> |
| 2007-03-06 14:39 | Diff · History | 101 | split following lists into two columns: Filmography, Television work, Notes |
| 2007-02-28 20:46 | Diff · History | 70 | Petula Clark was his second last dance partner on film. He danced with Gene Kelly in That's Entertainment II in 1976. |
| 2007-02-28 20:38 | Diff · History | -394 | -->Portrayals of Fred Astaire on film: merged with personal life, deleted Schwimmer reference as he is no longer involved in the project.. Moved comic book reference to Trivia. |
| 2007-02-28 20:19 | Diff · History | 2 | It was Astaire who quipped "Either the camera will dance, or I will" |
| 2006-11-18 20:34 | Diff · History | 25 | rv deletion of heading "Early life and career" |
| 2006-11-11 09:59 | Diff · History | 2,069 | Revert deletions by Marco09 |
| 2006-11-10 22:12 | Diff · History | 256 | -->Awards: Plaque honoring Astaire in Lismore, +spelling |
| 2006-11-09 09:28 | Diff · History | 27 | -->Awards: revert deletion by Marco09 |
| 2006-11-08 10:52 | Diff · History | -21 | -->Awards and Honors |
| 2006-11-08 10:43 | Diff · History | 492 | -->Awards and Honors: reformatting with corrections and additions and citation. |
| 2006-10-11 09:54 | Diff · History | 689 | rv deletions by 69.177.202.127 |
| 2006-10-06 18:51 | Diff · History | 355 | --->Early life and career: Astaire's friendship with George Gershwin |
| 2006-09-23 12:54 | Diff · History | -286 | rv Bremer, Mueller and Croce are not specific ; Move Schikel and Corliss (previously referenced in article) to Notes section; --->External links: restore previous headings |
| 2006-09-22 16:56 | Diff · History | 332 | Hermes Pan and Stanley Donen's opinion of Ginger Rogers; Astaire didn't introduce Kern's "I Won't Dance" |
| 2006-09-11 18:19 | Diff · History | -494 | Restore introductory paragraph deleted by 71.119.29.143. Simplify Infobox removing POV (notable roles), uncited data(height) and trivia. See discussion at Template talk:Infobox actor |
| 2006-09-04 07:47 | Diff · History | 167 | --->External links: Video (BBC) of Astaire's daughter Ava discussing her father's legacy. |
| 2006-09-03 11:26 | Diff · History | 237 | balance Croce and Mueller's positive assessment with Pauline Kael's more critical view of the partnership |
| 2006-08-25 20:37 | Diff · History | -80 | External links---> schwimmer link belongs on his wikipage AND rv edit by 71.109.186.127 who may be a sockpuppet for 67.151.178.146 and Corvidae682 |
| 2006-08-24 12:18 | Diff · History | 166 | added explanatory note re Fellini's Ginger and Fred (1986) |
| 2006-08-24 11:59 | Diff · History | 692 | New section: Portrayals of Fred Astaire on film. Moved news on Schwimmer upcoming portrayal from Trivia to this section and added link to his interview |
| 2006-08-19 08:46 | Diff · History | 8 | (reverted) rv to prior version: reason: new image has no copyright tag, source or fair use rationale as per WP:FU |
| 2006-08-18 17:05 | Diff · History | 276 | added two photos |
| 2006-08-18 10:37 | Diff · History | 264 | added notes, rv speculation on Smith's birthdate, added more detail on July 1976 skateboard incident and moved it to Trivia, rv spamlink |
| 2006-08-16 19:37 | Diff · History | 2,253 | -->Dancing and singing prowess: expanded and corrected . Reworded intro. Added references and notes. Minor cleanup |
| 2006-08-04 09:14 | Diff · History | 1 | -->Television work: correct dates |
| 2006-08-03 17:56 | Diff · History | 4 | fmt (note: previous edit was also by me) |
| 2006-07-18 09:25 | Diff · History | -46 | |
| 2006-07-18 08:27 | Diff · History | 273 | rv POV, Lovely to Look at was written for and introduced by Irene Dunne in Roberta (1935), further corrections/rewording. Replaced "one historian quote" by Astaire's own words. |
| 2006-06-28 14:45 | Diff · History | -126 | rv: previous edit by Kevin j: see discussion page for rationale |
| 2006-06-24 14:01 | Diff · History | 15 | Link to new article: Fred Astaire on Wikiquote |
| 2006-06-16 13:08 | Diff · History | 52 | new Astaire photo. |
| 2006-06-12 07:52 | Diff · History | -244 | rv vandalism |
| 2006-05-30 12:26 | Diff · History | 0 | Rogers and Astaire--> place Astaire's innovations back in this section |
| 2006-05-30 12:19 | Diff · History | 1 | Please note: the previous edit was performed by me. |
| 2006-05-26 09:18 | Diff · History | 357 | reword to reflect mainstream critical opinion |
| 2006-04-28 13:23 | Diff · History | 3 | Image: Fred and Adele Astaire in 1921 |
| 2006-04-20 12:36 | Diff · History | -1 | rv: Gay divorce was the theatre play, Gay Divorcee the 1934 film |
| 2006-04-11 16:55 | Diff · History | 57 | rv to prior version by Rossrs. Added citation to Time article by Richard Corliss. |
| 2006-03-08 09:41 | Diff · History | -6 | rv edit by 207.230.140.240 restore "old tie" |
| 2006-03-01 11:06 | Diff · History | 4 | fix link |
| 2006-02-19 13:49 | Diff · History | -27 | Kern first wrote "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" for the stage show which didn't involve Astaire, and Irene Dunne sang it in Roberta |
| 2006-02-11 22:02 | Diff · History | 26 | link to new article on Shall We Dance (film) |
| 2006-02-09 20:29 | Diff · History | 27 | fixed link |
| 2006-02-09 20:25 | Diff · History | 64 | The closeups in Finian's Rainbow were insisted upon by director Coppola - against Astaire wishes. See Hermes Pan (choreographer) or Mueller p403 for details |
| 2006-02-07 09:58 | Diff · History | 46 | fixed link Ziegfield Follies --> Ziegfeld Follies (film) |
| 2006-01-29 12:57 | Diff · History | 49 | fixed links |
| 2006-01-28 10:03 | Diff · History | -57 | rv: advertising. Fred Astaire severed any connections with Fred Astaire Dance Studios many years before his death |
| 2006-01-22 11:17 | Diff · History | 258 | |
| 2006-01-13 13:08 | Diff · History | -5 | rv: Gay Divorce was the 1932 play, The Gay Divorcee the 1934 film |
| 2006-01-08 11:47 | Diff · History | 131 | television dance specials |
| 2005-12-26 20:06 | Diff · History | -18 | removed "most profoundly": wiki npov |
| 2005-12-23 11:03 | Diff · History | 56 | added link to new page: Fred Astaire's Solo and Partnered Dances |
| 2005-12-03 18:06 | Diff · History | 114 | Astaire's passion for horse-racing. Picture is from Roberta . Copyright RKO ???? |
| 2005-10-30 17:11 | Diff · History | 23 | Fixed link to new page on Daddy Long Legs |
| 2005-10-21 11:56 | Diff · History | -104 | decluttered Filmography by placing asterisk alongside films costarring Rogers, Rogers starred in Roberta, not Damsell in Distress, Restored "particularly associated" |
| 2005-09-22 16:09 | Diff · History | -60 | →External links: Astaire severed links to FA Dance Studios in 1947 |
| 2005-09-02 22:45 | Diff · History | 44 | Fixed link to new page on Ziegfeld Follies (MGM) |
| 2005-09-01 18:15 | Diff · History | 6 | Link to new page on A Damsel in Distress |
| 2005-08-30 18:34 | Diff · History | 27 | Fixed link to new page on Hermes Pan |
| 2005-08-30 17:43 | Diff · History | 130 | Adele retired prior to the stage version of Gay Divorce. Fixed link. |
| 2005-08-27 21:06 | Diff · History | 86 | added external link to detailed biography |
| 2005-08-27 20:46 | Diff · History | 8 | links for Rita Hayworth and Joan Leslie |
| 2005-08-26 20:38 | Diff · History | 91 | replace "consist of" by "include". Add mention of Barrie Chase. |
| 2005-08-26 20:07 | Diff · History | 371 | Astaire as male fashion icon cf. Bruce Boyer |
| 2005-08-26 19:58 | Diff · History | 595 | Astaire's innovations in film musicals cf. Mueller and Astaire |
| 2005-08-26 19:45 | Diff · History | 128 | Astaire as choreographer, cf. Mueller, Astaire |
| 2005-08-26 19:31 | Diff · History | 442 | Added paragraph on Astaire's perfectionism and artistry cf. Mueller and Billman |
| 2005-08-26 19:26 | Diff · History | 252 | Corrected date of Funny Face and added Vera-Ellen |
| 2005-08-26 19:12 | Diff · History | 83 | stage dancer, choreographer. Added mention of London success |
| 2005-08-26 18:54 | Diff · History | 528 | Added References |
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