By Margie Schultz
Eleanor Powell started her amazing occupation at age 12, with an visual appeal at a supper exhibit at an Atlantic urban inn. As undefined, she moved to vaudeville and Broadway, the place manufacturers insisted that the classically expert dancer examine faucet. With minimum education, she grew to become the queen of faucet dancing within the Nineteen Thirties and Forties, with MGM casting her in the various best-loved musicals of all time. This ebook information her existence and career.
A concise biography overviews the imperative occasions within the existence and paintings of Eleanor Powell. The chapters that stick with are dedicated to her paintings specifically media, corresponding to movie, radio, and tv. each one bankruptcy comprises entries for her productions, which supply solid and credits info, plot synopses, feedback, and excerpts from reports. Appendices offer additional info approximately her lifestyles, and an annotated bibliography summarizes the numerous writings through and approximately her.
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