Adele Astaire

Dancer

Birthday September 10, 1896

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Omaha, NE

DEATH DATE Jan 25, 1981 (84)

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About

American dancer and performer who appeared in such Broadway musicals as Funny Face and Lady, Be Good.

Before Fame

As children, she and her famous brother Fred Astaire performed an acclaimed vaudeville act.

Trivia

In 1971, she and her brother were inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame.

Family Life

She married second husband Kingman Douglass in 1947.

Associated With

She was the sister and original dancing partner of Fred Astaire.