appeared with Betty Grable in Moon Over Miami (1941 film) and Coney Island (1943). His longest filmed dance routine is a complex tap duet with Grable in Footlight Serenade (1942 film), which reflects his work with Astaire and Rogers. His similarity to Astaire is striking. Pan also appeared with Rita Hayworth in My Gal Sal (1942) and with Betty Grable again in Pin Up Girl (1944). In these films he had non-speaking dancing roles and served chiefly as choreographer. In 1950, he danced with Lana Turner in a party scene in A Life of Her Own. These are his only dance performances on film (except for a brief but credited appearance in Kiss Me Kate as "Soldier Boy") – performances which have allowed comparisons between Pan's and Astaire's dance styles. When not working with Astaire, Pan was much in demand as a choreographer throughout the golden age of the Hollywood musical. He has been described "as sensitive to the eye of the camera as to the lines of the human body", and changing dance for camera, as well as influencing the "ways in which Americans watch dance." He assisted LeRoy Prinz in choreographing the all-black musical Lucky Day (1936–37). He choreographed Lovely to Look At (1952) and Kiss Me Kate (1953, in which Bob Fosse also choreographed and danced). Legacy and honors Nominated for Academy Awards for the "Top Hat" and "The Piccolino" dance numbers from Top Hat (1935). Nominated for Academy Award for the "Bojangles of Harlem"' dance number from Swing Time (1936). Received the Academy Award for Best Dance Direction for A Damsel in Distress (1937). Received an Emmy Award for the 1961 television special, An Evening with Fred Astaire. Received a National Film Award in 1980. The Joffrey Ballet gave him an award in 1986 for contributions to American dance. Filmography Choreographer Flying Down to Rio (1933) (assistant) The Gay Divorcee (1934) Roberta (1935) Old Man Rhythm (1935) Top Hat (1935) In Person (1935) I Dream Too Much (1935) Follow the Fleet (1936) Swing Time (1936) Shall We Dance? (1937) Damsel in Distress (1937) Radio City Revels (1938) Carefree (1938) The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) Second Chorus (1940) Sun Valley Serenade (1941) That Night in Rio (1941) Blood and Sand (1941) (uncredited) Moon over Miami (1941) (also dancer) My Gal Sal (1942) (also dancer) Footlight Serenade (1942) (also dancer) Song of the Islands (1942)