adjective, milder, mildest. 1. amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others. 2. characterized by or showing such gentleness, as manners or speech: a mild voice. 3. not cold, severe, or extreme, as air or weather: mild breezes.
Styles was born in Redditch, Worcestershire. He is the son of Anne Cox (nÃ©e Selley) and Desmond Des Styles. Many of his ancestors were farm labourers in Norfolk. Styles was raised in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, after his parents moved there along with his older sister, Gemma, when he was a child.
Mini Bio (1) Fred Astaire was born in Omaha, Nebraska, to Johanna (Geilus) and Fritz Austerlitz, a brewer. Fred entered show business at age 5. He was successful both in vaudeville and on Broadway in partnership with his sister, Adele Astaire. After Adele retired to marry in 1932, Astaire headed to Hollywood.