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	Dancer History Archives by StreetSwing.com - Adele Astaire - 'Cavendish' - Main Page
		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 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.
		Adele Astaire died of a stroke in Tucson, Arizona in 1981 and interned at Oakwood Memorial Park in Chatsworth, CA.
	www.streetswing.com /histmai2/d2astadl1.htm (536 words)

	Fred Astaire - MSN Encarta
		Born Fred Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska, Astaire appeared in vaudeville at the age of seven with his sister Adele.
		Astaire and Rogers developed an elegant dance style, noted for its technical excellence and intimacy.
		Astaire's other films include Easter Parade (1948), with Judy Garland; Daddy Long Legs (1955), with Leslie Caron; Funny Face (1957), with Audrey Hepburn; and Silk Stockings (1957), with Cyd Charisse.
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	Fred Astaire - Music Downloads - Online
		The Astaires returned to New York to appear in a new musical written for them with songs by George and Ira Gershwin, {+Lady, Be Good!} It opened December 1, 1924, and became an enormous hit, running 330 performances, until September 12, 1925, followed by a two-month tour.
		Astaire recorded five of the songs for Brunswick, and from that batch "The Way You Look Tonight" spent six weeks at number one in the hit parade and "A Fine Romance" peaked at number three upon the film's release in August 1936.
		Astaire made the long-in-gestation ensemble film Ziegfeld Follies (not in general release until 1946) at MGM and then the unsuccessful Yolanda and the Thief (October 1945) before being loaned to Paramount for Blue Skies, another film with Bing Crosby and the songs of Irving Berlin.
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	Astaire Bio Bits
		Adele was to have dancing lessons, and she soon had an initially reluctant partner in her younger brother.
		Fred and Adele grew up dancing together in vaudeville, and were bonafide stars while still in their teens and twenties, with smash hits on the New York and London stages.
		Despite this priceless commentary, Astaire did receive a contract and he and his brand new wife Phyllis headed for Hollywood in 1933.
	themave.com /Astaire/FredBio.htm (209 words)

	Fred Astaire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Astaire was a name taken by him and his sister Adele Astaire for their vaudeville act in 1905.
		Astaire was a virtuoso dancer, able to convey lighthearted adventuresomeness or deep emotion when called for.
		Astaire's execution of a dance routine was prized for its elegance, grace, originality and precision.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fred_Astaire (2762 words)

	Dancer History Archives by StreetSwing.com - Fred Astaire - Main Page
		As Adele became older and gentleman suitors started coming around, she became difficult to work with as she was always to busy (dating) to put the time in Fred wanted her too, but really was mainly due to Fred starting to get more attention than her.
		Adele finally married one of her suitors "Lord Cavendish," and retired from the Stage in 1932.
		Ned Wayburnwas quoted as saying when speaking of Tap; "Fred Astaire was the first American tap dancer to consciously employ the full resources of his arms, hands and torso for visual ornamentation." Altho Fred's dancing was good but never the best, he had something most others didn't posses...
	www.streetswing.com /histmai2/d2astair1.htm (958 words)

	Fred Astaire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		From 1917 to 1932, the Astaires were a successful Broadway dance team, appearing in such musicals as "Over the Top," "Lady Be Good," and "Funny Face." After Adele retired from the act in 1932 to marry Lord Charles Cavendish, Astaire headed to Hollywood.
		But the slim plots were just an excuse for Astaire and Rogers to do what they do best - him in top hat, white tie and tails; her in a flowing, feathery gown, combining the elements of ballroom, tap and other dance styles in a seamless picture of grace and elegance.
		Astaire's gravestone is as you might expect it to be, simple and elegant: "Fred Astaire, I Will Always Love You My Darling, Thank You." And, for an entertainer with endless and timeless talent, it does not include the dates of his birth or death.
	www.cemeteryguide.com /astaire.html (610 words)

	TIME.com Print Page: Arts - Movies -- That Old Feeling: A Stellar Astaire
		Astaire, as his teacher Ned Wayburn noted, "was the first American tap dancer to consciously employ the full resources of his arms, hands and torso for visual ornamentation." Then he integrated ballet and ballroom dance into his style.
		Astaire moved the 'scene' of the singer from the center of the great hall to just across the table, in effect replacing the Minstrel Boy with Ordinary Guy, U.S. version." Whereas Louis Armstrong abstracted a song's lyrics into a plangent growl, Astaire mined their meaning with mediocre vocal equipment.
		She can be heard, though, on the CD "A Portrait of Fred Astaire," an invaluable compilation of his recordings from 1926 to 1938.
	www.time.com /time/arts/printout/0,8816,265339,00.html (3641 words)

	Fred Astaire information - Search.com
		Astaire was a name taken by him and his sister Adele Astaire for their vaudeville act when they were about 5 years old.
		Astaire was born Robin Miller in 1944 or Melody Palm in 1942.
		Fred Astaire died in 1987 from pneumonia at the age of 88, and was interred in the Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Chatsworth, California.
	www.search.com /reference/Fred_Astaire (1613 words)

	VH1.com : Fred Astaire : Biography - Urge Music Downloads
		This was Astaire's popular peak, when he and Rogers were among the country's biggest box-office stars, when his records topped the charts, and his radio show was listened to by millions every week.
		Adele Astaire gave her final performance in The Band Wagon in Chicago on March 15, 1932.
		Astaire made the long-in-gestation ensemble film Ziegfeld Follies (not in general release until 1946) at MGM and then the unsuccessful Yolanda and the Thief (October 1945) before being loaned to Paramount for Blue Skies, another film with Bing Crosby and the songs of Irving Berlin.
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/astaire_fred/bio.jhtml (4047 words)

	Ester Porges 1804-1869 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Throughout the 1920s, the Astaires danced their way to stardom by way of such triumphs as "Funny Face," "Lady, Be Good!" and "The Band Wagon." However in 1932, Adele retired from show business to marry Lord Charles Cavendish, and Fred was left to fend for himself.
		Astaire stopped dancing professionally about 1970 when he was already over 70 years old, explaining that his age restricted his ability to perform at a level acceptable to him.
		It was in London that Adele met and was courted by Lord Cavendish, the second son of the Duke of Devonshire.
	www.porges.net /FamilyTreesBiographies/EsterPorges18041859.html (4982 words)

	Fred Astaire 2 > The German-Hollywood Connection
		Even though in the early days of their act Adele was older and taller, the team was billed as Fred and Adele Astaire.
		He and Adele managed to go on stage that night and finished the remainder of the one-and-a-half-year run of “Stop Flirting.” (Their mother would live to the venerable age of 96.
		In 1932 Adele announced her retirement from the grueling song-and-dance circuit and her intention to marry Lord Charles Cavendish, second son of the Duke of Devonshire.
	www.germanhollywood.com /astaire2.html (929 words)

	Astaire, Fred - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		ASTAIRE, FRED [Astaire, Fred], 1899-1987, American dancer, actor, and singer, b.
		After 1911 he and his sister Adele formed a successful Broadway vaudeville team.
		Ed and Fred's Emmy row: when Astaire swept the awards 45 years ago, Sullivan was up in arms.(back story)(Fred Astaire and Ed Sullivan)
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-astaire.html (347 words)

	Broadway: The American Musical . Stars Over Broadway . Fred and Adele Astaire \| PBS
		The transition to adulthood was an awkward one for the Astaires; it was not until 1917 that their charm and dancing specialties reached a Broadway audience.
		They were featured in several revues from then on, and it was the gamine Adele, not her more serious and disciplined brother, who usually got the better notices.
		The Astaires followed up that success with another Gershwin smash, "Funny Face" (1927), where Adele got to introduce "'S Wonderful." When the show made its inevitable visit to London, Adele met a stage-door Johnnie from the B-list of the British aristocracy and was soon engaged to be married.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/broadway/stars/astaire_f.html (508 words)

	PeoplePlay UK - Fred Astaire
		Fred Astaire was one of the greatest dancers of the 20th century.
		Adele at first received most praise for her vivacity and natural comic timing but her career ended in 1932 when she married into the British aristocracy leaving Fred to go it alone.
		Astaire was not conventionally good looking but his ability to express romance through movement was to make him an international star.
	www.peopleplayuk.org.uk /guided_tours/musicals_tour/musicals_stars/astaire.php (484 words)

	Fred Astaire Biography : OLDIES.com
		The son of an Austrian immigrant, by the age of seven Astaire was dancing in vaudeville with his sister, Adele Astaire (b.
		Astaire then made a succession of films with different dancing partners, including Paulette Goddard in Second Chorus (1940), Rita Hayworth in You'll Never Get Rich (1941) and You Were Never Lovelier (1942), and Lucille Bremer in Yolanda And The Thief (1945) and Ziegfeld Follies (1946).
		Astaire made his recording debut in 1923, singing with Adele, and in 1926 the couple recorded a selection of tunes by George Gershwin with the composer at the piano.
	www.oldies.com /artist-biography/Fred-Astaire.html (1097 words)

	CNN - 100 years of Fred Astaire - May 14, 1999
		Astaire stood in for Kelly in what turned out to be one of his most enduring films.
		Astaire went through one of the hardest periods of his life in the mid-'50s.
		With all of Fred Astaire's contributions to the movie musicals, Robyn Astaire says the just thing to do is to leave his legendary mark untouched.
	cnn.com /SHOWBIZ/Music/9905/14/fred.astaire (895 words)

	Fred Astaire - Lismore Heritage Town, County Waterford, Ireland
		At the age of four and a half he and his six year old sister Adele were enrolled in a dance school by their ambitious mother.
		The marriage in 1932 that ended Adele Astaire's partnership with her brother was to Lord Charles Cavendish (see photo above right), younger brother of the ninth Duke of Devonshire, and that brought both Astaire's to Lismore.
		Charles died in 1944 and Adele remarried, but Fred Astaire remained a frequent visitor to Lismore - not just to the Castle but also to Maddens Bar, where he liked to relax informally and enjoy a change of scene.
	www.discoverlismore.com /fredastaire.shtml (401 words)

	Fred Astaire
		Born to a wealthy Omaha family, young Astaire was trained at the Alvienne School of Dance and the Ned Wayburn School of Dancing.
		In a double act with his sister Adele, Fred danced in cabarets, vaudeville houses, and music halls all over the world before he was 20.
		By the time Fred and Adele entered the studio again, in the company of childhood friend George Gershwin, the electronic recording process had been implemented, and the end results were much more satisfying.
	www.lycos.com /info/fred-astaire--dances.html (500 words)

	Astaire, Fred
		The year 1999 marks the centenary of Fred Astaire's birth in Omaha, where he was born as Frederick Austerlitz on May 10.
		By the time Fred was seven and Adele was nine, and as the newly named Astaires, they had an act which billed them as Juvenile Artists.
		The Astaire homecoming in 1908, as part of a troupe playing the Orpheum Theatre, was met with universal acclaim by the local newspapers.
	www.nebraskahistory.org /publish/publicat/timeline/astaire_fred.htm (490 words)

	PeoplePlay UK - Adele Astaire
		Adele was Fred Astaire’s older sister and during their stage career she was the more famous half of the duo.
		Adele was charming and attractive as well as a skilful dancer and a delicious comedienne.
		Adele gave up performing and went to live with her husband at Lismore Castle in Ireland.
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		Regarded as the most celebrated dance team of the 1920s, Adele and her brother Fred, were a vaudeville success before appearing on Broadway in Over the Top (1917).
		After their performance in The Passing Show of 1918, the Astaires achieved fame throughout Europe and the United States.
		Adele, considered the more talented of the pair, sang and danced with Fred until the 1930s when she retired from show business to marry Lord Charles Cavendish.
	www.geh.org /link/sn/ad-astaire.html (74 words)

	LegacyRecordings.com: Fred Astaire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		This was Astaire s popular peak, when he and Rogers were among the country's biggest box-office stars, when his records topped the charts, and his radio show was listened to by millions every week.
		The Astaires had received increasing critical support, which resulted in their receiving top billing in their sixth stage work, The Bunch and Judy boasting a score by Jerome Kern and Anne Caldwell Unfortunately, the show was a flop with a run of only 63 performances between November 28, 1922, and January 20, 1923.
		Astaire s growing success as a solo stage and recording artist again attracted the interest of Hollywood, and in January 1933 David O. Selznick in charge of production for RKO Pictures had him do another screen test.
	www.legacyrecordings.com /Fred-Astaire.aspx (3547 words)

	Fred Astaire at Reel Classics: Article: Astaire Obituary
		You're the nimble tread on the feet of Fred Astaire...
		But the tribute of Rodgers and Hart was quite disinterested: Fred Astaire had never introduced any of their songs, and the nearest he had come to them was with his debt film in 1933, Dancing Lady, in which Nelson Eddy, not he, sang their solitary contribution.
		Significantly, Astaire began his career in a long-sustained brother/sister partnership with Adele Astaire, so there was no real romantic involvement in their dance routines.
	www.reelclassics.com /Actors/Astaire/astaire-article.htm (851 words)

	The religion of Adele Astaire, dancer
		Adele Astaire's father was Catholic; her mother was Lutheran.
		Astaire's grandfather was said to have once lived here, but Fred Astaire's parents were Catholic and Lutheran and he was an Episcopalian all of his adult life.
		Fred Astaire's father Fritz E. Austerlitz (1869-1924) was born Friedrich Emanuel Austerlitz in Linz on September 8, 1868 into a Roman Catholic family...
	www.adherents.com /people/pa/Adele_Astaire.html (1084 words)

	The NosliwLand Fred Astaire Page: Biography
		Though Fred Astaire danced with many women, there can be no doubt, in anyone's mind, that he and Ginger Rogers were the best together.
		In all, Fred Astaire made over 40 movies, both musicals and dramas, performed in 16 television shows, and he began his theatre career as a triple-threat on the stage with his sister, Adele.
		Fred Astaire was once chosen as the "Entertainer of the Century" with almost thirty years left before the millennium and I couldn't agree more.
	www.nosliwland.net /astaire/bio.html (355 words)

	Fred Astaire biography, information, news, links, pictures and products (actor/dancer) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Film critic Pauline Kael adopts a more neutral stance.[6]Mueller sums up Rogers' abilities as follows: "Rogers was outstanding among Astaire's partners not because she was superior to others as a dancer but because, as a skilled, intuitive actress, she was cagey enough to realize that acting did not stop when dancing began...
		Astaire has never[14] been portrayed on film, although in August 2006 it was announced[15] that Benji Schwimmer, multi-national award winner, as well as the winner of the televised dance competition "So You Think You Can Dance", would be playing Fred Astaire in an upcoming movie.
		Astaire made headlines again at age 78 when hospitalized after breaking his left wrist while riding his grandson's skateboard,[18] and was awarded[19] life membership of the National Skateboard Society.
	www.popstarsplus.com /actors_fredastaire.htm (2588 words)

	History Fred Astaire
		He began his dance training and performing career at the age of 4 when his mother took him and his sister Adele, age 8, to New York to study dance.
		The act was known as the "Astaires" and remained successful for the next 5 years.
		In 1978 Fred Astaire was the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors and in 1981, he received the prestigious Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute.
	www.fadi.com /history_fred_astaire.htm (714 words)

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