Eleanor Powell: Born to Dance

ISBN-13: 9780813197883

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Publication Date: 08-08-2023

Pages: 360

Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

Series: Screen Classics

Paula Broussard is an experienced journalist. In addition to her years as a newspaper reporter, she has written extensively on dance for such publications as Dance Magazine, LA Weekly, Dance Spirit, and Dance Teacher. She holds a BA in mass media/communications from Chapman University with a minor in dance and also studied French at the University of Paris, Sorbonne. Lisa Royère has a love of classic films, particularly musicals, and has extensive knowledge about the MGM era. Her years of dance training give her excellent critical insight into this field. An authority on Powell's career, she has written about Powell in American Classic Screen Profiles and served as a consultant on several book projects. Fluent in French, she has also done translation and editing work in the United States and France, where she lived for twenty-five years.

Table of Contents

Preface
Prologue
1. First Steps
2. Atlantic City
3. Broadway and the Joyful Noise
4. Gaining Traction
5. Traipsing the Boards
6. Westward Bound
7. Taming the Lion
8. Full Velocity
9. Born to Dance
10. "Feelin' Like a Million"
11. Fulfilling Dreams
12. King and Queen
13. Love and Disappointment
14. Hollywood at War
15. Disillusion and Hope
16. Mizpah
17. Back on the Boards
18. Walking Through Fire
19. The Phoenix
20. Winding Down
21. Epilogue

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