Eleanor Powell
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. Powell appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and most prominently, in a series of
movie musical vehicles tailored especially to showcase her dance talents, including ''
Born to Dance'' (1936), ''
Broadway Melody of 1938'' (1937), ''
Rosalie'' (1937), and ''
Broadway Melody of 1940'' (1940). She retired from films in the mid-1940s but resurfaced for the occasional specialty dance scene in films such as ''
Thousands Cheer''. In the 1950s she hosted a Christian children's TV show and eventually headlined a successful nightclub act in
Las Vegas. She died from cancer at 69. Powell is known as one of the most versatile and athletic female dancers of the Hollywood studio era.
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