Fred Astaire wartime drama "The Sky's the Limit" (1943), in which he introduced Arlen and Mercer's "One for My Baby" while dancing on a bar counter in a dark and troubled routine. This film, which was choreographed by Astaire alone and achieved modest box office success, represented an important departure for Astaire from his usual charming happy-go-lucky screen persona, and confused contemporary critics. His next partner, Lucille Bremer, was featured in two lavish vehicles, both directed by Vincente Minnelli: the fantasy "Yolanda and the Thief", which featured an avant-garde surrealistic ballet, and the musical revue "Ziegfeld Follies" (1946), which featured a memorable
Audrey Hepburn on screen and stage "Sabrina" opposite Humphrey Bogart and William Holden. In the same year Hepburn garnered the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for portraying the titular water nymph in the play "Ondine". Her next role was as Natasha Rostova in the 1956 film adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's "War and Peace". In 1957 Hepburn starred with Gary Cooper and Maurice Chevalier in Billy Wilder's "Love in the Afternoon", and with Fred Astaire in the musical film "Funny Face". Two years later she appeared in the romantic adventure film "Green Mansions", and played a nun in "The Nun's Story". In 1961, Hepburn