Adele Astaire

(1898-1981) born in Omaha. Acclaimed vaudeville and musical theater dancer, actress; appeared in ten Broadway musicals from 1917 to 1931 with her brother Fred, who credited her with initiating his career in show business. Consult Annual Obituary 1981 (St. Martin's Press, 1982) 66-68 and Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Vol 1 (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998) 20-22 and American National Biography, Vol 1 (1999) 692-693.

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