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Adele and Fred adopted the more American-sounding surname Astaire after trying several variations on the original Austerlitz, and their mother Ann also adopted the new surname. [7] Adele and her brother Fred in 1906.
This chapter develops the family history and gives an account of the origins of Frederic Austerlitz and Johanna Geilus, their marriage, the birth of their children Adele and Fred, and the family’s early years in Omaha, Nebraska. Adele first, and then Fred were enrolled in the local dance school.
May 10, 2010 · Astaire’s hopes for himself weren’t even that great. Fortunately, he went on to prove the world and himself wrong. The Austerlitz kids were born in Omaha: Adele on September 10, 1896, Fred on May 10 three years later. Their father, who was from Austria, worked in a brewery.
May 31, 2012 · The romance ended when Adele found out that the “French ambassador” her lover was meeting went by the name Lillian Gish. While Nathan conceded that brother Fred was “a fellow of no mean foot ...
The dancing partner who made Fred Astaire famous isn’t the one most people remember. Fred, born in 1899, and his sister, Adele, a year his senior, were the children of an Austrian immigrant ...
There would have been no Fred and Adele Astaire had it not been for the surprising as-tuteness of their young working-class immigrant parents, Johanna and Frederic Austerlitz. Recog-nizing the unique gifts of their children, in 1905 they sent them, just eight and five years old, with their mother from their home in Omaha to live
Nov 8, 2008 · Arts | The woman behind the rise of Fred Astaire: not Ginger, but Adele, his sister and early dance partner. “Without Adele as his partner at the beginning of his career, Fred might have...
