Eleanor Powell

On stage 7 productions, 7 years

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Worked with more than once12 names

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Also credited on1 work

As Thousands Cheer

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In the literature8 passages

• “Easy to Love” (Billy) (dropped from original production and replaced by “All through the Night”; introduced in Born to Dance by James Stewart, Eleanor Powell, and Reginald Gardiner [April 13, 1936])ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
• Cast: Jack Haley, Zelma O’Neal, Irene Delroy, Eleanor Powell, Madeline Cameron, John Barkerebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
• Cast: Joe Cook, Nell O’Day, Dave Chasen, Eleanor Powell, Alice Boulden, Joe Wagstaffebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
• Cast: Beatrice Lillie, Ethel Waters, Herb Williams, Eleanor Powell, Paul Haakon, Reginald Gardiner, Eddie Foy Jr., Vera Allen, John Payneebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
• Production was delayed because Porter spent the first part of 1936 in Hollywood working on the score for an Eleanor Powell musical for MGM, Born to Dance. When he came east, he brought with him two songs that had been dropped from the picture, “Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye” and “It’s De-Lovely,” which he figured he could plug into Red,…ebooks/Kellow, Brian/Ethel Merman_ A Life - Brian Kellow.txt
• Glenn was always on the make for me. At the time, he was going through a rough divorce with Eleanor Powell. We had divorce in common, but I was not interested in him as a lover. We became friends, and I adored him.ebooks/Reynolds, Debbie/B0089LOHFG EBOK - Debbie Reynolds & Dorian Hannaway.txt

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