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 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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1930s-1940s ACTRESS ELEANOR POWELL (1912-1982) AUTOGRAPH SMALL PHOTO~ | $20.50 | ||
Dancer & Actress ELEANOR POWELL 8x10 Photo, Written Letter & Postage all SIGNED! | $250.00 | ||
ELEANOR POWELL 3X4 AUTOGRAPHED CARD STOCK PAPER W/ TICKET STUB ON BACK | $24.99 | ||
ELEANOR POWELL Autographed inscribed 8X10 B&W Photo JSA COA AP 172 | $20.00 | ||
Eleanor Powell Autographed Photo | $18.50 | ||
Eleanor Powell Autographed Photo 3 x 6, sent to my Mom 1944 That's Entertainment | $15.00 | ||
Eleanor Powell Original Autographed photo 8x10 | $69.95 | ||
ELEANOR POWELL.(1912-1982).Dancing Star Of Films! Inscribed & Autographed Photo. | $30.00 | ||
Eleanor POWELL—SIGNED PHOTO—Fred Astaire•Grace Allen•Red Skelton | $2.94 | ||
Movie Dancer ELEANOR POWELL Signed Poetic Note on Index Card-RARE IN THIS FORM! | $20.00 |