Template:Did you know nominations/Adele Astaire


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 20:59, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Adele Astaire

 * ... that 1920s Broadway star Adele Astaire (pictured) taught dance steps to Prince Edward, played backgammon with Winston Churchill, and proposed to an English nobleman in an American speakeasy? Source: "Adele indulged the prince's interest in tap dancing by teaching him some complicated steps" p36, "While Adele and the future British prime minister engaged in fierce combat over the backgammon table..." p147 , "Previously, no Cavendish had married outside the nobility. Charles, however, was absolutely set almost from the beginning on making Adele his bride, but it was Adele who actually proposed. As Adele recalled, 'I was at 21, which in those days was a speakeasy...'" p55
 * ALT1:... that 1920s Broadway star Adele Astaire (pictured) gave her younger brother Fred the nickname "Moaning Minnie" for his tendency to worry about everything? Source: "His sister's nickname for him was 'Moaning Minnie' on account of his habitual, indeed unfailing tendency to fret and foresee disaster"
 * Reviewed: When Night Falls (2012 film)

Improved to Good Article status by Alanna the Brave (talk). Self-nominated at 02:06, 31 January 2019 (UTC).


 * Symbol voting keep.svg Interesting life, a Good article on many good sources, offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. The image is licensed, and a good illustration. Dance would be also good but only if mentioned in a hook. I like the original much better that the ALT. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:02, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
 * this is a wonderful hook! Promoting to the quirky slot on International Women's Day. Yoninah (talk) 20:59, 6 March 2019 (UTC)