astaire, adele

Illustrations and easy-to-follow text describe Fred Astaire's humble dancing beginnings and the years he spent dancing with his sister, Adele.

A biography of Fred and Adele Astaire, sibling dancers and entertainers of the 1920s, discussing their childhood in Omaha, their rise to fame as vaudeville performers to the Broadway stage, and their eventual divergence as Adele marries into British aristocracy and Fred's famed Hollywood career.

Illustrations and easy-to-follow text describe Fred Astaire's humble dancing beginnings and the years he spent dancing with his sister, Adele.