Eleanor Powell began her notable career at age 12, with an appearance at a supper show at an Atlantic City hotel. As a teenager, she moved to vaudeville and Broadway, where producers insisted that the classically trained dancer study tap. With minimal training, she became the queen of tap dancing in the 1930s and 1940s, with MGM casting her in some of the best-loved musicals of all time. This book details her life and career. A concise biography overviews the principal events in the life and work of Eleanor Powell. The chapters that follow are devoted to her work in particular media, such as…mehr
Eleanor Powell began her notable career at age 12, with an appearance at a supper show at an Atlantic City hotel. As a teenager, she moved to vaudeville and Broadway, where producers insisted that the classically trained dancer study tap. With minimal training, she became the queen of tap dancing in the 1930s and 1940s, with MGM casting her in some of the best-loved musicals of all time. This book details her life and career. A concise biography overviews the principal events in the life and work of Eleanor Powell. The chapters that follow are devoted to her work in particular media, such as film, radio, and television. Each chapter contains entries for her productions, which provide cast and credit information, plot synopses, criticism, and excerpts from reviews. Appendices provide additional information about her life, and an annotated bibliography summarizes the many writings by and about her.
MARGIE SCHULTZ is a free-lance writer and performing arts historian, whose books include Ann Sothern: A Bio-Bibliography (1990) and Irene Dunne: A Bio-Bibliography (1991), both published by Greenwood Press. Her many articles have appeared in such diverse publications as Hollywood: Then and Now, Classic Images, Show Music, Art Beat, Barbie Bazaar, and Miller's Price Guide and Collector's Almanac.
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Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Biography Chronology Plays and Personal Appearances Filmography Radio Television Discography Awards and Honors Song Sheets Videography Annotated Bibliography Appendix A: Magazine Covers Appendix B: Cigarette Cards Appendix C: Miscellaneous Appendix D: Archives Subject Index Song Index
Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Biography Chronology Plays and Personal Appearances Filmography Radio Television Discography Awards and Honors Song Sheets Videography Annotated Bibliography Appendix A: Magazine Covers Appendix B: Cigarette Cards Appendix C: Miscellaneous Appendix D: Archives Subject Index Song Index
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