THORNTON FREELAND (1898-1987)
Movie Director Who First Teamed Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers

The movie director who first teamed Fred Astaire with Ginger Rogers and elevated Humphrey Bogart to starring roles in motion pictures was born in North Dakota. Some of the other stars of movies directed by Thornton Freeland were Spencer Tracy, Eddie Cantor, Rex Harrison, George Sanders, and Stewart Granger.