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Eleanor Torrey Powell

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Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Death: February 11, 1982 (69)
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place of Burial: Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Clarence Gardner Powell, II and Blanche Helen Powell
Ex-wife of Glenn Ford
Mother of Peter Ford
Half sister of S1 Clifford Wallace Powell, USN

Occupation: Stage Actor, Film Actor, Television Actor, Singer, Dancer
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About 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, Powell began studying ballet when she was six and was dancing at nightclubs in Atlantic City before she was a teenager. At the age of sixteen, she began studying tap and started appearing in musical revues on Broadway. She made her Hollywood debut as a featured dancer in the movie George White's Scandals (1935).

She was known as one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's top dancing stars during the Golden Age of Hollywood, appearing in a series of musical vehicles tailored especially for her talents, including Born to Dance (1936), Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) and Rosalie (1937). In 1965, she was named the World’s Greatest Tap Dancer by the Dance Masters of America.

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Eleanor Powell's Timeline

1912
November 21, 1912
Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
1945
February 5, 1945
Los Angeles, California
1982
February 11, 1982
Age 69
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California