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Birth Name | Adele Astaire |
Adele Marie Austerlitz |
Adele's father left Austria for the USA in 1895. He married a young woman ten years younger than he named Ann Gelius whose parents were from Alsace. Frederic and Ann Austerlitz's first child was Adele, who was born in 1897 and later her brother Fred on May 10, 1899. Later in 1904, Adele ( Age 7,) her Brother ( Age 5) and mother moved to New York with their father to follow them later to start a show business career. It was here in New York that they would start their vaudeville journey. Adele was about two years older than her little brother ' Fred Astaire'. The Astaire's were home schooled and their mother was manager, promoter and chaperone except for about a year or so when they had to take a year off because Adele had matured and Fred was to small for Adele to perform with. During this time they actually went to school in Highwood, NJ. |
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Adele and Fred started dancing at an early age in Vaudeville around 1905 ( She was eight) and would later tour as part of a successful dance team with her brother on the Orpheum Circuit. The family decided it would be wise to change their name to Astaire, rather than Austerlitz and took their Uncle's name of L' Astaire and would be billed as 'Fred and Adele Astaire' making their vaudeville debut in Keyport, N.J. in 1905 with Adele being the star of the team for many years.
By 1916 they made their professional Broadway debut in the musical comedy 'Over The Top' and would become stars of the Vaudeville and Broadway Stages. Life magazine (8/25/1941) reported that Adele became difficult to work with as she became more interested in her male suitors. Adele learned many of her routines from her routines from Fred but when Ziegfeld Partnered her brother up with Marilyn Miller in the Broadway show 'Smiles', she went to Buddy Bradley for her solo routine in the show. Adele would continue learning different dances from Bradley until Bradley left for England and was replaced by Herbie Harper, she would learn the steps from Harper and later show them to Fred.
Adele sang and danced with her brother Fred up till the time Fred started to gain more attention than herself, she then announced her retirement in 1932 and married one of her many suitors ' Lord Charles Francis Cavendish' which lasted till his death in 1942, later marrying Kingman Douglass. Fred and Adele's career lasted 28 years. Fred continued on his own and went on to become a super star in Movies. Adele Astaire died of a stroke in Tucson, Arizona in 1981 and was interned at Oakwood Memorial Park in Chatsworth, CA. |
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Birth Place |
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Offspring | | Omaha, Nebraska |
(Adele) 9/10/1897 - 1/25/1981 |
Lord Charles Francis Cavendish (1932-1942) |
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((Fred) 5/10/1899 - 6/22/1987) |
Kingman Douglass (1947-?) |
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Music Titles / Songs |
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1916 - My Croony Melody |
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1922 - Every Day in Every Way |
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1930 - Be Good to Me |
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1917 - Justine Johnson Rag |
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1922 - How Do You Do, Katinka? |
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1930 - If I Were You, Love |
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1917 - Where is the Language to Tell |
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1922 - Oom-Pah (Trot-One Step) |
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1931 - Hoops |
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1918 - Bring on the Girls |
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1922 - Pale Venetian Moon |
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1931 - I Love Louisa |
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1918 - Quick Service |
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1922 - Peach Girl |
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1931 - Sweet Music |
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1918 - Twit, Twit, Twit |
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1922 - Stairway to Paradise |
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1931 - White Heat |
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1921 - Dreaming |
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1922 - The Whichness of the Whatness |
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$ A Portrait of Fred Astaire [CD] |
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1921 - I'll Say I Love You |
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1922 - Time Square |
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$ Gerswhin: Fascinating Rhythm [CD] |
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1921 - Upside Down |
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1924 - Hang onto Me |
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$ Gerswhin Plays Greatest Hits [CD] |
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1922 - All to Myself |
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1924 - Oh, Lady be Good! |
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Hang on to Me |
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1924 - Fascinating Rhythm |
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1927 - Funny Face |
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I Love to Quarrel With You |
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1924 - I'd Rather Charleston |
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1926 - Hang On To Me |
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So am I |
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1927 - S' Wonderful |
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1927 - Let's Kiss and Make Up |
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Swiss Miss |
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1922 - Oh Gee, Oh Gosh! |
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1930 - Babbitt and the Bromide, the |
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Night Clubs |
Theaters |
Stage | | The Trocadero (1925) |
44th St. Roof Garden (1917) |
1914-1917 - New Songs & Smart Dances ( Act) | | |
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Alvin Theater (1927) |
1917 - Over The Top ( W/Fred) | | |
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Empire Theater (1926) |
1918 - Passing Show of 1918 ( W/Fred) | | |
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Globe Theater (1919) |
1919 - Apple Blossoms ( W/Fred) | | |
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Liberty Theater (1924) |
1921 - Love Letters ( W/Fred) | | |
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Lyric Theater (1921) |
1922 - Punch and Judy ( W/Fred) | | |
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New Amsterdam Theatre (1931) |
1922 - For Goodness Sake ( W/Fred) | | |
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Queen's Theater (1924) |
1923 - Stop Flirting ( W/Fred) | | |
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Shaftesbury Theater (1923) |
1924 - Lady Be Good ( W/Fred) | | |
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Strand Theater (1924) |
1927 - Funny Face ( W/Fred) | | |
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Winter Garden Theater (1918) |
1930 - Smiles ( W/Fred) | | |
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Ziegfeld Theater (1930) |
1931 - Band Wagon ( W/Fred)[Clip] |
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