Here is an extremely rare very early vintage original autographed 8" by 10" photo of actor and dancer Fred Astaire, from 1933, inscribed to a fellow Broadway performer Mitzi Garner, who appeared with Astaire in the 1932-33 Broadway premiere of Cole Porter's The Gay Divorcee, which was made the following year into the eponymous movie starring the first pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and Astaire's first starring role. 1933 marked Astaire's first year in movies; he had two supporting roles that year. Fred Astaire was born in Omaha, Nebraska, to Johanna (Geilus) and Fritz Austerlitz, a brewer. Fred entered show business at age 5. He was successful both in vaudeville and on Broadway in partnership with his sister, Adele Astaire. After Adele retired to marry in 1932, Astaire headed to Hollywood. Signed to RKO, he was loaned to MGM to appear in Dancing Lady (1933) before starting work on RKO's Flying Down to Rio (1933). In the latter film, he began his highly successful partnership with Ginger Rogers, with whom he danced in 9 RKO pictures. During these years, he was also active in recording and radio. On film, Astaire later appeared opposite a number of partners through various studios. After a temporary retirement in 1945-7, during which he opened Fred Astaire Dance Studios, Astaire returned to film to star in more musicals through 1957. He subsequently performed a number of straight dramatic roles in film and TV. Direct from 1930s frame, staining from frame's nails at bottom (not mold or mildew), stains especially borders, creasing top border, crease right side, and minor crackling to photo glaze, minor corner and edge wear, minor waviness. Extremely rare. 

Filmography:

1981Ghost Story
Ricky Hawthorne
 1979The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (TV Movie)
Costume Shop Proprietor / Chauffeur / Policeman / ...
 1979Battlestar Galactica (TV Series)
Chameleon
- The Man with Nine Lives (1979) ... Chameleon
 1978A Family Upside Down (TV Movie)
Ted Long
 1977The Purple Taxi
Dr. Seamus Scully
 1977The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town (TV Movie)
S.D. Kluger (narrator) (voice)
 1976The Amazing Dobermans
Daniel Hughes
 1974The Towering Inferno
Harlee Claiborne
 1970Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (TV Movie)
Narrator - S.D. Kluger (voice)
 1970The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (TV Movie)
The Baltimore Kid
 1969-1970It Takes a Thief (TV Series)
Alistair Mundy / The Panther
- Beyond a Treasonable Doubt (1970) ... Alistair Mundy (voice, uncredited)
- An Evening with Alistair Mundy (1970) ... Alistair Mundy
- The Second Time Around (1969) ... Alistair Mundy
- The Three Virgins of Rome (1969) ... Alistair Mundy / The Panther
- The Great Casino Caper (1969) ... Alistair Mundy
 1969Midas Run
John Pedley
 1968Finian's Rainbow
Finian McLonergan
 1965Dr. Kildare (TV Series)
Joe Quinlan
- Going Home (1965) ... Joe Quinlan
- The Tent Dwellers (1965) ... Joe Quinlan
- A Gift of Love (1965) ... Joe Quinlan
- Fathers and Daughters (1965) ... Joe Quinlan
 1964Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV Series)
Fred Addams
- Think Pretty (1964) ... Fred Addams
 1962Alcoa Premiere (TV Series)
Ted Miller / Ivor St. George / Andrew E. Whitbeck
- Blues for a Hanging (1962) ... Ted Miller
- Guest in the House (1962) ... Ivor St. George
- Mr. Easy (1962) ... Andrew E. Whitbeck
 1962The Notorious Landlady
Franklyn Ambruster
 1961The Pleasure of His Company
Biddeford 'Pogo' Poole
 1959On the Beach
Julian Osborn
 1957-1959General Electric Theater (TV Series)
Paul Ashcroft / J. Willingham Bardley
- Man on a Bicycle (1959) ... Paul Ashcroft
- Imp on a Cobweb Leash (1957) ... J. Willingham Bardley
 1957Silk Stockings
Steve Canfield
 1957Funny Face
Dick Avery
 1955Daddy Long Legs
Jervis Pendleton III
 1953The Band Wagon
Tony Hunter
 1952The Belle of New York
Charlie Hill
 1951Royal Wedding
Tom Bowen
 1950Let's Dance
Donald Elwood
 1950Three Little Words
Bert Kalmar
 1949The Barkleys of Broadway
Josh Barkley
 1948Easter Parade
Don Hewes
 1946Blue Skies
Jed Potter
 1945Yolanda and the Thief
Johnny Parkson Riggs
 1945Ziegfeld Follies
Fred Astaire ('Here's to the Ladies') / Raffles ('This Heart of Mine') / Tai Long ('Limehouse Blues') / ...
 1943/IThe Sky's the Limit
Fred Atwell aka Fred Burton
 1942You Were Never Lovelier
Robert Davis
 1942Holiday Inn
Ted Hanover
 1941You'll Never Get Rich
Robert Curtis
 1940Second Chorus
Danny O'Neill
 1940Broadway Melody of 1940
Johnny Brett
 1939The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Vernon Castle
 1938Carefree
Tony Flagg
 1937A Damsel in Distress
Jerry Halliday
 1937Shall We Dance
Peter P. Peters aka Petrov
 1936Swing Time
Lucky Garnett
 1936Follow the Fleet
Bake Baker
 1935Top Hat
Jerry Travers
 1935Roberta
Huck Haines
 1934The Gay Divorcee
Guy Holden
 1933Flying Down to Rio
Fred Ayres
 1933Dancing Lady
Fred Astaire