1912 - 1982

Eleanor Powell  American Actress

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Relationships

Eleanor Powell was previously married to Glenn Ford (1943 - 1959).

Eleanor Powell was in relationships with James Stewart (1936) and Wayne Morris.

Eleanor Powell had encounters with John Carroll, Abe Lyman and Clark Gable.

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American Actress Eleanor Powell was born Eleanor Torrey Powell on 21st November, 1912 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA and passed away on 11th Feb 1982 Beverly Hills, California, USA aged 69. She is most remembered for Lady Be Good. Her zodiac sign is Scorpio.

Eleanor Powell was in 4 on-screen matchups, including Red Skelton in I Dood It (1943), Fred Astaire in Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940), James Stewart in Born to Dance (1936) and Robert Taylor in Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937).

Eleanor Powell is a member of the following lists: American film actors, Cancer deaths in California and Actors from Massachusetts.

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Relationship Statistics

Type	Total	Longest	Average	Shortest
Married	1	17 years, 10 months	-	-
Dating	2	4 months, 3 days	2 months, 1 day	-
Encounter	3	-	-	-
Total	6	17 years, 10 months	3 years	4 months, 3 days

Details

First Name	Eleanor
Middle Name	Torrey
Last Name	Powell
Full Name at Birth	Eleanor Torrey Powell
Alternative Name	The Queen of Tap, Ellie
Birthday	21st November, 1912
Birthplace	Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died	11th February, 1982
Place of Death	Beverly Hills, California, USA
Cause of Death	Cancer
Buried	Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Height	5' 6½" (169 cm)
Build	Average
Eye Color	Blue
Hair Color	Brown - Light
Zodiac Sign	Scorpio
Sexuality	Straight
Religion	Born-Again Christian
Ethnicity	White
Nationality	American
Occupation Text	Actress/ Singer/ Dancer
Occupation	Actress
Claim to Fame	Lady Be Good
Year(s) Active	1928–1953
Bust (inches)	33
Waist (inches)	23
Hips (inches)	35
Official Websites
Friend	Pat O'Brien, Merle Oberon, Marion Davies

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).

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