Eleanor Powell: A Bio-Bibliography

Margie Schultz

Bloomsbury Academic, Aug 16, 1994 - Biography & Autobiography - 335 pages

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.

Contents

• Chronology: 39
• Plays and Personal Appearances 355: 97
• Radio: 169

About the author

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.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Eleanor Powell: A Bio-Bibliography; Issue 57 of Bio-Bibliographies in the Performing Arts, ISSN 0892-5550
• Author: Margie Schultz
• Edition: illustrated, annotated
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 1994
• ISBN: 0313281106, 9780313281105
• Length: 335 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts; Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies; Performing Arts / Film / General; Social Science / Popular Culture