Eleanor Powell

Birthday: November 21, 1912 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Birth Name: Eleanor Torrey Powell

Height: 166 cm

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 Pa ...Show More

Whenever you hear the beat of my feet, it is really the beat of my heart saying, "Thank You and God Show more Whenever you hear the beat of my feet, it is really the beat of my heart saying, "Thank You and God Bless You!". Hide

Commenting on her marriage to Glenn Ford: I filed on the grounds of mental cruelty and that's exactl Show more Commenting on her marriage to Glenn Ford: I filed on the grounds of mental cruelty and that's exactly what he gave me. Hide

I'd rather dance than eat. I'd rather dance than eat.

Once I was identified as a tap dancer that was it - because nobody had ever seen that kind of thing Show more Once I was identified as a tap dancer that was it - because nobody had ever seen that kind of thing before. When I hit it, the off-beat was just coming in. This was the big new thing, and I used to practice all the time between shows. Hide

A tap dancer is really a frustrated drummer. A tap dancer is really a frustrated drummer.

On her later years as an ordained minister: I was married to Glenn Ford. But now I feel as though I' Show more On her later years as an ordained minister: I was married to Glenn Ford. But now I feel as though I'm married to God, and in the nicest, purest sense. Hide

Do you know that on Begin the Beguine we (she and Fred Astaire) rehearsed for two solid weeks, on ju Show more Do you know that on Begin the Beguine we (she and Fred Astaire) rehearsed for two solid weeks, on just arm movements, so they'd be right together. Hide

Eleanor Powell's FILMOGRAPHY

All as Actor (6)

Broadway Melody of 1940

Thousands Cheer

Thats Entertainment, Part II

Queen High

Thats Entertainment

Born to Dance