Eleanor Powell Autograph

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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Current items with a signature of Eleanor Powell

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thumbnailEleanor powell autographed photos$300.00logo
thumbnailEleanor Powell Signed Framed 16x20 Note & Photo Display Born to Dance$249.99logo
thumbnailEleanor Powell Signed Framed 16x20 Photo Display JSA Dated 1942$249.99logo
thumbnailEleanor Powell Signed Framed 16x20 Photo Poster Display$249.99logo
thumbnailEleanor Powell Signed Framed 16x20 Photo Set JSA$249.99logo
thumbnailEleanor Powell-signed Radio Station Note To Roberta-Certified-JSA COA$129.99logo
thumbnailSEN GEORGE MURPHY—SIGNED PHOTO—JUDY GARLAND—FRED ASTAIRE—ELEANOR POWELL$34.00logo
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.

Powell's mother, Blanche, sent Eleanor to dance lessons at age 11, in hopes that it would combat her shyness. She trained locally with Ralph McKernan (also the teacher of dancer/choreographer Robert Alton) in classical ballet and "interpretive" modern dance. Powell also trained extensively in acrobatics. She immediately showed a natural aptitude for movement, and was discovered by Gus Edwards (of the "Vaudeville Kiddie Review") while performing acrobatics on a beach in Atlantic City, NJ. She subsequently began working her first paid gigs for Edwards at the age of 12, during her summer holidays. Powell's first gig was in Atlantic City at the Ritz Grill, located in the Ambassador Hotel. She performed an acrobatic "specialty" act, and was by no means a star in the show, however she received consistently favorable reviews and this led to other paid performance opportunities, and eventually, more featured spots. Jack Benny and Eddie Cantor, who frequented Atlantic City and saw her perform (and her teacher, McKernan) are credited with having suggested to Powell that she set her sights on Broadway. Read even more about Eleanor Powell at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Eleanor Powell

In total, we tracked 162 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 April 2023 with an average selling price of $18.01 for an autographed item of Eleanor Powell. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2010 with $152.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was July 2016. In average, an autographed item from Eleanor Powell is worth $24.97.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Eleanor Powell were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

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thumbnail1930s-1940s ACTRESS ELEANOR POWELL (1912-1982) AUTOGRAPH SMALL PHOTO~$20.50logo
thumbnailDancer & Actress ELEANOR POWELL 8x10 Photo, Written Letter & Postage all SIGNED!$250.00logo
thumbnailELEANOR POWELL 3X4 AUTOGRAPHED CARD STOCK PAPER W/ TICKET STUB ON BACK$24.99logo
thumbnailELEANOR POWELL Autographed inscribed 8X10 B&W Photo JSA COA AP 172$20.00logo
thumbnailEleanor Powell Autographed Photo$18.50logo
thumbnailEleanor Powell Autographed Photo 3 x 6, sent to my Mom 1944 That's Entertainment$15.00logo
thumbnailEleanor Powell Original Autographed photo 8x10 $69.95logo
thumbnailELEANOR POWELL.(1912-1982).Dancing Star Of Films! Inscribed & Autographed Photo.$30.00logo
thumbnailEleanor POWELL—SIGNED PHOTO—Fred Astaire•Grace Allen•Red Skelton$2.94logo
thumbnailMovie Dancer ELEANOR POWELL Signed Poetic Note on Index Card-RARE IN THIS FORM!$20.00logo