Adele Astaire Bunch and Judy" (1922), and then the Gershwin brothers' first Broadway collaboration "Lady, Be Good!", followed by their "Funny Face". Both were hits in America and in London. After Fred's success in Hollywood, Astaire gave consideration in 1935 to making a film, but ultimately declined the opportunity. She sang and recorded duets with Fred, George Vollaire and Bernard Clifton. While performing in England in 1927, Astaire had met Lord Charles Cavendish, the second son of His Grace The 9th Duke of Devonshire. When Charles visited her in the United States in 1929 the pair began courting. On March 5, 1932,
Funny Face (soundtrack) Funny Face (soundtrack) Funny Face is the soundtrack to the 1957 film of the same name, with music by George Gershwin, from his Broadway musical "Funny Face" (1927), and new songs composed by the film's producer Roger Edens, . The film was Astaire's first with Audrey Hepburn, who played his love interest, "Funny Face" bears little relation to the George and Ira Gershwin musical of the same name. The Allmusic review by William Ruhlmann awarded the album 3.5 stars and described Eden's music as "mediocre", adding that "more objectionably...(Eden) rewrites many of Ira Gershwin's lyrics and even some of George