Eleanor Powell

Eleanor Torrey Powell ( born November 21, 1912 in Springfield, Massachusetts, † February 11, 1982 in Beverly Hills, California ) was an American dancer, singer and actress.

Life

Eleanor Powell was discovered at age 11 in a vaudeville revue children of Gus Edwards, who brought them in the 1920s to Broadway. In 1935 it brought their precision and speed in tap dancing the title of " World Champion tap dance " one. In the same year she also played her first major role in a Hollywood musical ( in a film adaptation of George Sands Scandale ).

This was followed by Broadway Melody of 1936, Born to Dance (1936 ), Rosalie (1937 ), Broadway Melody of 1938, Honolulu, and Broadway Melody of 1940. From the latter Musical comes their most famous tap-dancing sequence along with Fred Astaire to a piece of music from Cole Porter's pen: "Begin The Beguine ".

In 1943 she married actor Glenn Ford, 1945 gave birth to a son ( Peter Ford) and was shortly after the birth of her son dancing and acting in order to devote himself to family life. However, they returned again in 1950 for one last musical, this time with Esther Williams in Dutchess Of Idaho to the canvas back, then turned but for many years their artistic roots and appeared on stages and in clubs and revues. In later years she became increasingly interested in religion and used her power for charity events.

Eleanor Powell was also immortalized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Filmography

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