Royally in love

WLRN Public Media | By Mia Laurenzo

Published January 24, 2019 at 6:34 AM EST

Friday 8pm ROYAL WEDDING (1947) A musical romance starring Fred Astaire and Jane Powell. A song and dance team fall in love on their way to perform at the royal wedding.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk3B0EIavZ8&t=12s

American sibling song-and-dance team Tom (Fred Astaire) and Ellen Bowen (Jane Powell) are in London in 1947, when all of England is in a tizzy over the impending nuptials of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip. Ellen falls head over heels for the dashing Lord John Brindale (Peter Lawford), and Tom becomes equally smitten with the elegant Anne Ashmond (Sarah Churchill). The film features one of Astaire's most legendary dance performances, dancing across the ceiling of a hotel room.

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Mia Laurenzo

Mia Laurenzo is a 35-year veteran of public television in Miami. She began her career learning every aspect of video production. Currently she is a writer, producer, on-air host and promotions coordinator for TV, radio and the web. Her experiences include producing for a series, special events and historical documentaries. As a native Floridian, she is a perfect fit for South Florida's Storyteller Station, WLRN. She has produced several award winning, nationally distributed documentaries and is the recipient of three Suncoast Regional Emmys.

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