Jane Powell

Jane Powell is an American singer, entertainer and actress. She was the petite blonde with an operatic singing voice in many MGM musicals in the 1940s and 1950s.

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Born Suzanne Lorraine Burce in Portland, Oregon on April 1, 1928, she sang on the radio as a child, and performed in theater before her film career began in 1944. She appeared in her first film, Song of the Open Road (1944), at age 15. Her first MGM musical was Holiday in Mexico (1946), which brought her to the public's attention, and she was later billed as the co-star in several films including A Date with Judy (1948), and Nancy Goes to Rio (1950).

Related Topics:
Portland, Oregon - April 1 - 1928 - 1944 - 1946 - A Date with Judy

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Powell got the chance to sing and dance with Fred Astaire in Royal Wedding (1951), when she was brought in as a replacement for both June Allyson and Judy Garland. Her best known film is probably Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), which gave her the opportunity to play a more mature character than previous films. Her other films include: Rich, Young and Pretty (1951), Small Town Girl (1953), Three Sailors and a Girl (1953), Athena (1954), Deep in My Heart (1954), Hit the Deck (1955), and The Girl Most Likely (1957).

Related Topics:
Fred Astaire - June Allyson - Judy Garland - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - 1954 - Athena - Hit the Deck

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By the end of the 1950s, Hollywood musicals began to lose popularity, and her film career ended. Since then Powell has continued to work in television, radio, and live performances. Her stage roles include the touring productions of South Pacific, The Sound of Music, Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady, Carousel, The Girl Next Door and How She Grew, and Irene, in which she made her Broadway debut, following Debbie Reynolds in the title role.

Related Topics:
Hollywood - South Pacific - The Sound of Music - Oklahoma! - My Fair Lady - Carousel - Irene - Broadway - Debbie Reynolds

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Powell enjoys very good health and lives in Connecticut, with her fifth husband, former child actor Dick Moore, and still acts and performs to the present day.

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She has three children from her first two marriages.

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