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, she was one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's top dancing stars during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Powell appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and most prominently, in a series of movie musical vehicles tailored especially to showcase her dance talents, including Born to Dance (1936), Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937), Rosalie (1937), and Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940). She retired from films in the mid-1940s and then began hosting a Christian children's TV show, but she resurfaced for the occasional specialty dance scene in films such as Thousands Cheer and eventually headlined a successful nightclub act in Las Vegas. She died from cancer at 69. Powell is known as one of the most versatile and powerful female dancers of the Hollywood studio era. More about Eleanor Powell
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Powell was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, to Clarence Gardner Powell and Blanche Torrey Powell. Her father left her and her mother when she was two years old. She was raised by her mother with the help of her maternal grandparents (who also lived with them). Eleanor Powell was a painfully shy child, not even able to greet guests that would come into their own house.In total, we tracked 55 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Eleanor Powell ( Eleanor Powell World's Best Tapdancer 1930's Star Signed Original Tap Shoes) was sold in November 2021 for $1999.99 while the cheapest item (Eleanor Powell Signed TTM 8×10 Vintage Publicity Portrait Photo) found a new owner for $0.99 in November 2021. The month with the most items sold (5) was May 2020 with an average selling price of $12.72 for an autographed item of Eleanor Powell. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2017 with $149.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.99 was August 2017. In average, an autographed item from Eleanor Powell is worth $20.09.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Eleanor Powell were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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Eleanor Powell autographed 3x3 photo | $20.00 | ||
Eleanor Powell Bio MGM Movie Actress Dancer Astaire Stewart Photos HC/DJ SIGNED | $129.00 | ||
Eleanor Powell Bio Movie Actress Dance Astaire Born to Dance Photos HC/DJ SIGNED | $129.00 | ||
Eleanor Powell Bio Movie Actress Dance Astaire Born to Dance Photos HC/DJ SIGNED | $129.00 | ||
Eleanor Powell Bio Movie Actress Dancer MGM Astaire Glenn Photos HC/DJ SIGNED | $139.00 | ||
ELEANOR POWELL handwritten note signed undated w/ a great ink signature | $9.50 | ||
Eleanor Powell Photo Signed Autographed Photograph | $50.00 | ||
Eleanor Powell signed 7x 9-1/2 photo Scratch & Dent Classic Actress | $11.50 | ||
Eleanor Powell signed 8x10 photograph Scratch & Dent Sale Classic Actress | $17.31 | ||
Eleanor Powell, autograph signed vintage photograph, 10h x 8w | $20.00 |