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.

Eleanor Powell. Actress: Honolulu. 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.

Feb 7, 2025 · 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.

Nov 6, 2023 · Eleanor Powell, a movie star and dancer from Hollywood's golden era, passed away in 1982 at age 69. The ex-wife of actor Glenn Ford is the subject of a new book.

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, actor, and stage artist who gained popularity as a tap dancer in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s and became one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s top dancing stars during the Golden Age of Hollywood.

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.

Sep 8, 2016 · Eleanor Powell had trouble finding work in Hollywood simply because she was just too talented for her own good. A woman's role in dances back in the '40s was to make...

May 29, 2015 · Married four times, Ford’s first marriage was to Eleanor Powell (1912–1982). Their union lasted 16 years and produced one child, Peter. “She was a shy little girl and at 7 took dancing lessons,”...

American dancer and actress who starred in MGM musicals of the 1930s and 1940s . Born on November 21, 1910, in Springfield, Massachusetts; died of cancer on February 11, 1982; married Glenn Ford (an actor), in 1943 (divorced 1959): children: one son, Peter.