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Nebraska Authors

Adele Astaire

AKA: Adele Astaire Douglass

Born 1896-09-10 Omaha, NE (USA)

Died 1981-01-25
Scottsdale, AZ (USA)

Buried
Chatsworth, CA (USA)
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery

The author was born Adele Marie Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska and is best known as a dancer and entertainer. She was the older sister of dancer and film star Fred Astaire. She retired at the peak of her career to marry a nobleman, Lord Charles Cavendish of Ireland.

Places Lived

Omaha, NE
New York, NY
IRELAND
Montego Bay, JAMAICA
Phoenix, AZ

Author Of

  • Other

Keywords

Dance; Stage Actress

Education

Alviene Master School of the Theatre and Academy of Cultural Arts, New York, NY

Occupation

Dancer
Stage Actress

Places Worked

Broadway Theaters, New York, NY

Honors

American Theatre Hall of Fame Inductee, 1972
Ballroom inside the Gottlieb Storz House in Omaha named after Adele and Fred Astaire

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