Born to Dance
1936
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Nov 26, 2012 · Eleanor Powell, the magnificently talented movie-musical performer of the mid-twentieth century, was too good for Hollywood. I don’t mean too virtuous; I mean too virtuosic—too masterful at her...
Apr 25, 2024 · Eleanor Powell was an American film performer best known for her powerful and aggressive style of tap dancing. In 1965, the Dance Masters of America bestowed upon her the title of World’s Greatest Tap Dancer. Powell studied ballet at age six and began dancing at nightclubs in Atlantic City, New.
Eleanor Torrey Powell (November 21, 1912 – February 11, 1982) was an American dancer and actress. Best remembered for her tap dance numbers in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s, she was one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 's top dancing stars during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Feb 12, 1982 · Eleanor Powell, the exuberant, nimble tap-dancing star of dozens of Hollywood musicals in the 1930's and 40's, died of cancer yesterday at her home in Beverly Hills, Calif. She was 69 years old...
Jan 11, 2016 · elizabethsemko.com. With a style unlike any other female dancer of her time, Eleanor Powell left a legendary mark as an actress, a charity advocate, and of course, as the Queen of Tap Dancing. Learn about the life and legacy of one of the world's greatest tap dancers.
Sep 6, 2010 · Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell. 'Begin the Beguine' Tap dance duet. docludi2. 24.1K subscribers. Subscribed. 5.8K. 490K views 13 years ago. Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell in one of the...
Eleanor Powell [biography] Poster for the film Broadway Melody of 1940. Dates: 1921-1982 Birth Date: Nov 12, 1921 Death Date: Feb 11, 1982. Place of Birth: Springfield, Massachusetts Place of Death: Beverly Hill, California. Eleanor Powell, considered "the world's greatest feminine rhythm and tap dancer" of her time, was born Eleanor Torrey ...
