Adele Astaire Douglass [1] (born Adele Marie Austerlitz, later known as Lady Charles Cavendish; September 10, 1896 – January 25, 1981) was an American dancer, stage actress, and singer.

On the beautiful evening of March 5, 1932, under the glimmering lights of Chicago, Adele Astaire took her final bow as a vaudevillian for one last performance of The Band Wagon. It marked the end of her mesmerizing 27-year dance partnership with her brother.

American dancer, older sister of Fred Astaire. Adele Astaire, the older sister of Fred Astaire, was born Adele Marie Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska. She was born into a family of German Lutheran mother, Johanna, and Austrian Roman Catholic father, Frederic Emanuel Austerlitz.

Playing a brother-and-sister dance team down on their luck, the Astaires had found the perfect vehicle for their talents. George not only provided them with some of their best tunes, he suggested...

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Adele Astaire. Writer: Round the Film Studios. Adele and her brother Fred were the toast of Broadway in the 1920s and early thirties with such shows as Lady be Good and Funny Face. Many thought Adele was the greater entertainer of the …

Adele Astaire. Writer: Round the Film Studios. Adele and her brother Fred were the toast of Broadway in the 1920s and early thirties with such shows as Lady be Good and Funny Face.

One half of the most famous brother-and-sister act in the history of Broadway, Adele Astaire was two years older than her brother Fred. When she was three, her mother enrolled her in dancing school in Omaha, while her brother tagged along.

Jan 26, 1981 · Adele Marie Astaire, the pixieish dancer who captivated audiences in New York and London in many musical comedies of the 1920's with her brother and dance partner, Fred, died yesterday in...

…an act with his sister, Adele, that became a popular vaudeville attraction. The two made their Broadway debut in Over the Top (1917–18). They achieved international fame with stage hits that included For Goodness Sake (1922), Funny Face (1927–28), and The Band Wagon (1931–32).