Early in life he spent much of his free time with his maternal grandfather, Fred McFeely, who had an interest in music.

The site is also notable for being the home of Fred McFeely from 1931 to 1956.

Mr. McFeely, from Latrobe, Pennsylvania was the grandfather of Fred Rogers of " Mister Rogers ' Neighborhood " on Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS ) Public television stations.

Later, in the 1930s, the on-screen dance pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers influenced all forms of dance in the USA and elsewhere.

( film ), and " Despicable Me ", and the titular character of Mister Rogers ' Neighborhood, Fred Rogers.

Musical stars such as Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were among the most popular and highly respected personalities in Hollywood during the classical era ; the Fred and Ginger pairing was particularly successful, resulting in a number of classic films, such as Top Hat ( 1935 ), Swing Time ( 1936 ) and Shall We Dance ( 1937 ).

) He conducted the scores for several Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers musicals, including Top Hat ( 1935 ) and Roberta ( 1935 ).

Many of the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musicals of the 1930s also feature screwball comedy plots, notably The Gay Divorcee ( 1934 ) and Top Hat ( 1935 ).

During development at the University of Plymouth, in conjunction with BAE Systems and Sumitomo Precision Products, the iBot was nicknamed Fred Upstairs ( after Fred Astaire ) because it can climb stairs: hence the name Ginger, after Astaire's regular film partner, Ginger Rogers, for a successor product.

* March 20 – Fred Rogers, American children's television host ( d. 2003 )

First, he wanted to include four hosts, both black and white, male and female, none of whom would ever " own the show ", as Bob Keeshan " owned " Captain Kangaroo, or Fred Rogers " owned " Mister Rogers ' Neighborhood.

The song was written by Fred Rogers and played by Johnny Costa.

" Many of the openings featured non-celebrities, but some featured stars from TV shows, most of which broadcast over CBS, such as The Bob Newhart Show and One Day at a Time, as well as other characters with a connection to the network, including William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, dressed as Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock ; characters from the Peanuts cartoons ; and Fred Rogers from Mister Rogers ' Neighborhood.

The Court has ten judges: President Judge Thomas Burke ; as well as Judges David Lupas, William H. Amesbury, Tina Polachek Gartley, Lesa Gelb, Richard Hughes III, Jennifer Rogers, Fred Pierantoni, Joseph Sklarosky Jr., and Michael Vough.

Rogers was most famous for her partnership with Fred Astaire.

John Mueller summed up Rogers's abilities as follows: " Rogers was outstanding among Astaire's partners not because she was superior to others as a dancer but because, as a skilled, intuitive actress, she was cagey enough to realize that acting did not stop when dancing began ... the reason so many women have fantasized about dancing with Fred Astaire is that Ginger Rogers conveyed the impression that dancing with him is the most thrilling experience imaginable ".

Both before and immediately after her dancing and acting partnership with Fred Astaire ended, Rogers starred in a number of successful dramas and comedies.

In her classic 1930s musicals with Astaire, Ginger Rogers, co-billed with him, was paid less than Fred, the creative force behind the dances, who also received 10 % of the profits.

No films have been made about Ginger Rogers, possibly because her best-known co-star Fred Astaire stipulated in his will that no film representations of him were ever to be made.

* The Dancing House in Prague ( Czech: Tancici dum ), sometimes known as Ginger and Fred, was designed by American architect Frank Geary and inspired by the dancing of Astaire and Rogers.

Mueller sums up Rogers's abilities as follows: " Rogers was outstanding among Astaire's partners not because she was superior to others as a dancer, but because, as a skilled, intuitive actress, she was cagey enough to realize that acting did not stop when dancing began ... the reason so many women have fantasized about dancing with Fred Astaire is that Ginger Rogers conveyed the impression that dancing with him is the most thrilling experience imaginable.

The 26 founding members came from the group of 32 members who had paid dues by March 13, including strip cartoonists Wally Bishop ( Muggs and Skeeter ), Martin Branner ( Winnie Winkle ), Ernie Bushmiller ( Nancy ), Milton Caniff, Gus Edson ( The Gumps ), Ham Fisher ( Joe Palooka ), Harry Haenigsen ( Penny ), Fred Harman ( Red Ryder ), Bill Holman ( Smokey Stover ), Jay Irving ( Willie Doodle ), Stan MacGovern ( Silly Milly ), Al Posen ( Sweeney and Son ), Clarence Russell ( Pete the Tramp ), Otto Soglow ( The Little King ), Jack Sparling ( Claire Voyant ), Raeburn Van Buren ( Abbie an ' Slats ), Dow Walling ( Skeets ) and Frank Willard ( Moon Mullins ).

By March 1947, the NCS had 112 members, including Bud Fisher ( Mutt and Jeff ), Don Flowers ( Glamor Girls ), Bob Kane ( Batman ), Fred Lasswell ( Barney Google and Snuffy Smith ), George Lichty ( Grin and Bear It ), Zack Mosley ( The Adventures of Smilin ' Jack ), Alex Raymond ( Rip Kirby ), Cliff Sterrett ( Polly and Her Pals ) and Chic Young ( Blondie ), plus editorial cartoonists Reg Manning and Fred O. Seibel and sports cartoonist Willard Mullin.

* March 3 – Fred W. Friendly, American television journalist and executive ( b. 1915 )

* March 6 – Fred Stone, American actor ( b. 1873 )

* March 9 – American journalists Edward Murrow and Fred W. Friendly produce a 30-minute See It Now documentary, entitled A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy.

L – R, Paul Mantz, Amelia Earhart, Harry Manning and Fred Noonan, Oakland, California, March 17, 1937

On St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1937, Earhart and her crew, Paul Mantz, Harry Manning and Fred Noonan, flew the first leg of her attempt to circumnavigate the globe, from Oakland to Honolulu, Hawaii.

On March 10, the Amsterdam public prosecutor Fred Teeven was chosen as new lijsttrekker.

One of the show's original judges, Fred Tupper, died on 15 March 1976.

Popular former player and longtime assistant coach Fred Carter succeeded Moe as head coach in March 1993, but could only manage a 32 – 76 record at the helm.

* Fred Jewell ( 1875 – 1936 ) " The Indiana March King "

On 12 March 2012, it was announced that head coach Fred Rutten, due to poor results, would be replaced by former assistant-coach Phillip Cocu in the role as caretaker until the end of the 2012 season.

L – R, Paul Mantz, Amelia Earhart, Harry Manning and Fred Noonan, Oakland, California | Oakland, California, March 17, 1937

* Fred " Killer " Burke-notorious bank robber and gangster, lived under an alias for several months near Green City before being captured there in March 1931.

Fred Zinnemann ( 29 April 1907 – 14 March 1997 ) was an Austrian-American film director.

* March 26, 1931 — Noted bank robber and " gangster " Fred " Killer " Burke was apprehended near Green City.

According to Fred Patten of Streamline, " Streamline Pictures theatrically distributed an English-dubbed print of Laputa from March 24, 1989 for the next year, but Streamline never dubbed it.

On March 12 & 13, 1993, Al Kooper organized two shows at the Bottom Line in NYC that were advertised as " A Silver Anniversary Celebration Of The Classic Album The Child Is Father To The Man ", which featured Al, Randy Brecker, Jim Fielder, Steve Katz and Fred Lipsius playing together for the first time in twenty five years, accompanied by Anton Fig, Tom Malone, Lew Soloff, John Simon and Jimmy Vivino, as well as a two woman chorus and string section.

He wrestled on the West Coast during the 1960s, taking on regional stars of the day such as Fred Blassie and The Destroyer, the latter from whom he took the World Wrestling Association's World Heavyweight Championship on March 12, 1965.

Fred Wedlock ( 23 May 1942 – 4 March 2010 ) was a folk singer best known for his UK hit single " The Oldest Swinger In Town ".

It was announced on 4 March 2010 that Fred Wedlock had died, in hospital in Bath, Somerset, following a heart attack, after having contracted pneumonia.

* March 1 – Patti Smith marries former MC5 member Fred " Sonic " Smith.