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They split in 1932 when Adele married her first husband, Lord Charles Arthur Francis Cavendish, a son of the Duke of Devonshire.

Fred Astaire went on to achieve success on his own on Broadway and in London with Gay Divorce, while considering offers from Hollywood.

The end of the partnership was traumatic for Astaire, but stimulated him to expand his range.

Free of the brother-sister constraints of the former pairing and with a new partner ( Claire Luce ), he created a romantic partnered dance to Cole Porter's " Night and Day ", which had been written for Gay Divorce.

Luce stated that she had to encourage him to take a more romantic approach: " Come on, Fred, I'm not your sister, you know.

" The success of the stage play was credited to this number, and when recreated in the film version of the play The Gay Divorcee ( 1934 ), it ushered in a new era in filmed dance.