Ginger Rogers was one of the most popular film stars of the 1930s. Early in the decade many Hollywood films depicted the "forgotten man" - the poor, everyday people of the Depression - highlighted in 1933's Gold Diggers, one of Rogers's earliest successes. During the 1930s alone, Rogers starred in nine musical films with actor Fred Astaire - the duo was famed for their dance routines. She maintained a steady but less successful solo career as well, and won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1940 for her role in Kitty Foyle.