Episode 60 – Rediscovering MGM’s Dancing Queen Eleanor Powell With Authors Paula Broussard & Lisa Royère - Part 2
During the second part of Tony’s fascinating conversation with authors Paula Broussard and Lisa Royère they tell him about how Eleanor was a perfectionist in every way including sitting with the editors of her films to see how they were cutting her dance routines, how she would rehearse so much that her feet would bleed, the story of when Clark Gable gave her a convertible, how much Fred Astaire admired Eleanor and why they only did one film together at MGM, how Eleanor eventually felt misused by MGM and how she eventually left the studio after eight years of working there, her stormy marriage to leading man Glenn Ford who would cheat on her with his co-stars including Rita Hayworth and many others throughout their 16-year marriage, how she eventually divorced him, made her big comeback in Las Vegas, then died at 69 years old of cancer and what Paula & Lisa wanted their readers to take away from their incredibly entertaining and well researched book “Eleanor Powell Born To Dance”.
PAULA BROUSSARD
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
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.
Official Website Eleanor Powell: Born To Dance https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813197883/eleanor-powell/
To Purchase On Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Eleanor-Powell-Dance-Screen-Classics/dp/0813197880
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Paula Broussard and Lisa Royère
Author / Historian
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.
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