Eleanor Powell 25 pictures

Soundtrack, Actress, Miscellaneous Crew
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. She started her career on Broadway in 1929, where her machine-gun foot work gained her the title of world champion in ...

Born: November 21, 1912
Star sign: Scorpio
Height: 5' 5¼" (1.66 m)
Known for: Born to Dance (1936), Ship Ahoy (1942), Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935), Lady Be Good (1941)
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