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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.

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   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.

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Birth Place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

   • Death Date: January 1, 1
   • Death Place: Beverly Hills, California, USA

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   Eleanor Powell was a tap dancer and actress who starred in MGM musicals in the 1930s. She was married to Glenn Ford and later became an ordained minister.

   • Birth Date: November 21, 1912

   • Death Date: February 11, 1982

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     Why was Eleanor Powell Too Good for Fred Astaire? (mini documentary)

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6. newrepublic.com › article › 110438Remembering Eleanor Powell, the Dancer Too Good for Fred ...

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   Nov 26, 2012 · A tribute to Eleanor Powell, a tap dancer who was too virtuosic and powerful for Hollywood and its male stars. Learn how she challenged the conventions of movie musicals and partner dancing with her co-stars.

7. www.britannica.com › biography › Eleanor-PowellEleanor Powell | Legendary Tap Dancer & Hollywood Star

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   Jun 3, 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.

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   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.

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   Who is Eleanor Powell?

   • 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.

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   What happened to Eleanor Powell?

   • Eleanor Powell read, on screen, as neither conqueror nor prey. Hollywood could never figure out to use her, because she came across as a woman not easily used. As her roles dwindled, Powell drifted out of the movies, making her last major appearance in the minor film Sensations of 1945. Sixty-seven years later, Powell has finally found her time.

   Remembering Eleanor Powell, the Dancer Too Good for Fred Astaire

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   Who is Eleanor Torrey Powell?

   • Eleanor Torrey Powell was born on November 21, 1912, in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, to Blanche Torrey and Clarence Gardner Powell. She started dancing at the age of six. By the time she was a teenager, she had danced at various night clubs across Atlantic City.

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   Was Eleanor Powell too good for Hollywood?

   • 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 specialty, tap dancing, for the powers of the studio system, including its powerful male stars, to tolerate.

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10. www.youtube.com › watchEleanor Powell - Dance Finale from "Born to Dance" - 1936

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    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....

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