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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.
Actress: Born to Dance. Eleanor Powell was born in 1912 in Springfield, Massachussetts, and got her professional start in Atlantic City clubs, from where she moved into in revue in New York at the Ritz Grill and Casino de Paris at the age of sixteen.
Eleanor Powell. Actress: Born to Dance. Eleanor Powell was born in 1912 in Springfield, Massachussetts, and got her professional start in Atlantic City clubs, from where she moved into in revue in New York at the Ritz Grill and Casino de Paris at the age of sixteen.
Jun 3, 2024 · Eleanor Powell (born November 21, 1912, Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.—died February 11, 1982, Beverly Hills, California) 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.
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...
Eleanor Powell was an American dancer and actress known for her powerful style of tap dancing. She performed several tap dance numbers in films during the 1930s and 1940s. In 1965, she was chosen as the ‘World’s Greatest Tap Dancer’ by the Dance Masters of America.
Jan 11, 2016 · 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 11, 2015 · Eleanor Powell dance sequence in the huge dance finale entitled, “Swingin’ the Jinx Away”, from MGM's "Born to Dance". TCM - Summer of 2011. Captured on a Linux PVR....
Oct 18, 2023 · Eleanor Powell displays her Amazing Tap Dancing Skills, plus shows she has also Mastered the Lasso & Jump Rope into her dance routine! PAYPALpaypal.me/Skros...
E leanor Powell was a onetime Broadway hoofer whose dazzling tap dances made her a major film star during the 1930s and 1940s. She worked steadily on stage and in movies from...
