Eleanor Powell - AFI Tribute to Fred Astaire

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15 жыл бұрын

Eleanor Powell was one of the stars saluting Fred Astaire in this American Film Institute tribute taped April 10, 1981 and televised eight days later. She received a prolonged standing ovation when she came onto the stage, for what turned out to be her last television appearance. She was diagnosed with cancer the next month and died the following February.

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@1JuliusStreicher 4 жыл бұрын

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is how a little 68 year old lady not only lights up, but also commands an entire crowded room!

@-.Steven 4 жыл бұрын

Standing Ovation! And very well deserved! Class, elegance, beauty, charm, poise, talent! I love her!

@esmeephillips5888 3 жыл бұрын

This was Eleanor Powell's only appearance on a national screen during almost 20 years devoted to church and charitable work. As always, she kept it short, sweet and just a little sassy. It is wonderful that her last time in front of a camera was to honor her only male equal in creative dance.

@willemverheij3412 10 ай бұрын

Nicholas Brothers where there too, sadly she never got to dance with them in a movie due to segregation.

@stanleydavis7904 3 ай бұрын

Tina Turner said it, simply the best

@rhagedorn 8 жыл бұрын

OMG! She was 69 here and still looked stunning. Fred himself called her the best Hollywood dancer ever, even better than him which is as good a praise as you can get.

@anniefannycharles9951 4 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for this post I really enjoyed it. Class A people.

@daniellewales 2 жыл бұрын

It's the smile! So youthful!

@robinofloxly2924 5 жыл бұрын

Now thats the way to deliver a speech. Can't stop loving her.

@SaxonC 8 жыл бұрын

A classy lady! She deserved the standing ovation !!

@sheilahballard1039 Жыл бұрын

Yes ma'am!

@laddiemeadows1156 7 жыл бұрын

Did anyone see that Debbie Reynolds was the first to stand? Pure class.

@hcombs0104 6 жыл бұрын

Yes. Debbie knew how to show respect.

@Jasper7182009 6 жыл бұрын

I gave a shout out immediately! Debbie Reynolds knew who were the great stars and she always appreciated it. If it weren't for her, all those stuffed shirts would be sitting on their hands while the great Eleanor Powell stood before them.

@josephworby724 5 жыл бұрын

Laddie Meadows that was a generation that had class we seem to have lost it shame (the wife)

@death2pc 4 жыл бұрын

Pathetic audience/people. How revolting. Thanx Debbie, at least you knew.............................

@eduardocuchero4224 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, I saw Debbie!!!!!

@ricardobigi5476 9 жыл бұрын

Elegance, elegance, elegance, of movement, of attitude, of everything. Lovely lady. God bless her.

@mrmarvellous5378 8 жыл бұрын

Rudolph Nureyev once said Fred was the best dancer he had seen, well Fred said that Eleanor was the the best including himself among the rest. Her dancing said it all, and as Frank Sinatra said once, we will never the likes of them again.thanks Eleanor and Fred for the great memories.

@solveigmenard5115 2 жыл бұрын

SPOT ON!!!

@sandeedobberstine5591 Жыл бұрын

How lovely! My heart breaks to think that she passed away, the following year. An amazing talent 🌈🙏💜

@stephenvincent4989 4 жыл бұрын

Eleanor Powell - Talent and Class a magical combination

@drabcoat 10 жыл бұрын

This has got the best speech ever at one of these Los Angeles get-togethers, and appropriately dedicated to the greatest dancer of them all. Eleanor Powell had in abundance not only inate talent but, and more importantly, character.

@scook5599 4 жыл бұрын

Eleanor Powell's tribute to Fred Astaire was so well done!

@glenjones7597 5 жыл бұрын

I wish they would've done something like this for her while she was still alive, she didn't get a star on the Hollywood walk of fame until after she passed away . Maybe she looking down and smiling knowing she still has fans of her work. love you Miss Ellie

@esmeephillips5888 3 жыл бұрын

The turnout for the Walk of Fame ceremony was a roll call of old Hollywood, led by Jimmy Stewart, whom she had steered through 'Born to Dance'. Even Gene Kelly, that old sourpuss, was there, making up for his absconding from 'Broadway Melody of 1943'.

@genelsac 14 жыл бұрын

Eleanor Powell personifies class, elegance and pure talent. To me, she'll always be the queen of tap and with Fred, have set the bar really high. I've also noticed how Debbie Reynolds quickly stood up to honor and give respect to an esteemed colleague of the bygone era. Sigh! I doubt if any of the new breed of Hollywood stars would do that.

@esmeephillips5888 4 жыл бұрын

Debbie knew and cared for the legacy of classic Hollywood. She labored to collect historic objects which might have ended in the trash. Today's students of those times owe her a lot.

@brucekuehn4031 4 жыл бұрын

“Look, it’s just fine. Print it!” It was more than fine, it was miraculous! Watch the whole dance again - impossible artistry captured on film for all time.

@hcombs0104 7 жыл бұрын

It's always good to see Eleanor Powell, especially these days with so much negativity in the world. My favorite routine is still the one she did with Buttons the dog!

@Lampshade51 14 жыл бұрын

What a rare treat to see Eleanor Powell in the 1980s. I don't think that she made a public appearance for many years, and the audience of show biz greats showed their surprise and respect with a standing ovation. She was right up there with Astaire, Gene Kelly, and Ginger Rogers.

@camhamster3891 4 жыл бұрын

Powell is always amazing to watch dance. She had what seemed like perfect control of her movement.

@plaine59 7 жыл бұрын

I'm in tears... "JUST ONE MORE TIME"

@curtlewis2795 6 жыл бұрын

Me, too. I get a lump in my throat every time I watch this clip as she comes to that line! Love her

@esmeephillips5888 3 жыл бұрын

@@curtlewis2795 But thanks to technology, we can and do watch the best performers just one more time- and see something new and marvelous every time.

@curtlewis2795 3 жыл бұрын

Esmee Phillips You are SO right!!! ❤️

@joycie014 3 жыл бұрын

@@esmeephillips5888 I do agree with you. My father was an avid fan of classic movies - musicals most of all, which he passed on to me. So many times over the years I have seen these great films on DVD or even on television now and wished that he had been alive to appreciate that we can see them now virtually any time we want to.

@WondrousEarth 4 жыл бұрын

What a gracious lady she is, and a fabulous story teller. She's right she and Fred made it look easy, effortless, now we know from her lips just how much work was involved to 'get it right'.

@colinlove6509 Жыл бұрын

What a brilliant tribute - short, sweet, elegantly delivered and most certainly deserving of a standing ovation! It's one of life's great mysteries as to why Fred and Ellie didn't do another film together but at least we have this one - if ever you get the chance, see "Begin the Beguine" on the big screen - it is amazing!

@sunnyseacat6857 2 ай бұрын

Fred Astaire said Eleanor Powell was the only dancer he would not dance with...perhaps this was after this film together. Why did he say that? Because Eleanor Powell was an very athletic dancer.

@colinlove6509 2 ай бұрын

@@sunnyseacat6857 It is sad that he said that but I think he was worried about being overshadowed by her as she was a very accomplished dancer! Most of his other partners could be "trained" not to outclass him and do exactly what he wanted - you only have to listen to what Ginger Rodgers said about the endless rehearsals for just one dance number!

@esmeephillips5888 3 жыл бұрын

Eleanor Powell passed this day 39 years ago. But as John O'Hara said of George Gershwin's death, I don't have to believe it if I don't want to. Long live the Queen!

@ChristopherAlam1 9 жыл бұрын

Still so beautiful in her old age. She was a classy lady!

@esmeephillips5888 4 жыл бұрын

The month after this tribute (her last public appearance) she was diagnosed with the ovarian cancer which killed her the following year. 'What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God.' (Eleanor Powell)

@LenHummelChannel 8 жыл бұрын

Fred, Gene, Donald O'Connor. Eleanor. Ginger. Cyd. so many wonderful, classy, amazing talents...gone, ... yet still with us.

@emilyhayek1132 6 жыл бұрын

Yes. They were all brilliant entertainers. And sadly gone but never ever forgotten. We watch their movies today and yearn for that kind of class, talent, beauty and graciousness!!!

@LenHummelChannel 6 жыл бұрын

This was a truly heartfelt tribute to Fred from a great talent & admirer. Astaire was a true genius at what he did best. Nothing but huge respect to Fred, Gene, and (a not so distant third) Donald O'Connor.

@jeanjones5550 6 жыл бұрын

And don't forget; Vera - Ellen.

@taylordowning2533 5 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Rita and Ann as well

@esmeephillips5888 4 жыл бұрын

If only the sound film had been invented by 1900, so we could see a pas de deux by Anna Pavlova, a solo by Isadora Duncan, or whether Nijinsky really could do the 'entrechat douze'- leaping, crossing and uncrossing his legs six times before he landed. Old ladies swore they saw it. Still, we have the legacy of the last 90 years, whereas every previous generation had to rely on memories or eyewitness testimony. I wonder if dancing in musical films declined because the brilliance constantly visible to younger performers disheartened them. How do you surpass Fred or Ellie? Baryshnikov joked that dancers in the 1980s hated Fred because he was 'too perfect': an omnipresent reminder of what they could not do. For the same reason, perhaps. you don't see movie recreations of Golden Age dancing (as opposed to biopics of actors with lookalikes) because today's hoofers would not look convincing. Gregory Hines did quite a nifty Bojangles, but he's gone too.

@sleeper600 8 жыл бұрын

Eleanor Powell was a class act. Not to say that Fred Astaire wasn't fabulous, but why didn't Hollywood give her a tribute as well? She was so great - a powerhouse with a great gift and an unassuming manner. I guess the guys just weren't ready for her authentic and unique style and talent. Anyway, the whole crowd (more enlightened and evolved by then) gave her a standing ovation. She was so gracious. She comes across so expressively and genuine in this clip. What a woman! Very underutilized in her time.

@franciscofernandes9435 7 жыл бұрын

They will be seen forever because they were unique.

@juliag.5114 6 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately she retired in the mid 40s and I think her popularity sort of declined, remember back in those days they didn't use to have reruns all the time like we do now

@daveconleyportfolio5192 5 жыл бұрын

@@juliag.5114 No reruns? In the 1950s, 60s and 70s, local TV stations relied heavily on old movies to fill out their programming day. In Detroit there was "Rita Bell's Prize Movie" at 9 am, "Bill Kennedy at the Movies" at 1 pm, the 4:30 Movie after school and 3 or 4 hours of "Late Late Show" movies in the middle of the night. Today's viewer is far less knowledgable about old movies than we were as kids. But to answer the original question, Eleanor Powell didn't have Astaire's career length or versatility. By today's tribute-happy standards she clearly deserved it, but in those days only a very few got this kind of all star tribute. They did include women such as Bette Davis, but dancers were never as well represented as the big dramatic stars.

@juliag.5114 5 жыл бұрын

@@daveconleyportfolio5192 Yes, and nowadays they're on TCM 24/7. Like I said, very different from today.

@BBBYpsi 4 жыл бұрын

@@daveconleyportfolio5192 I am from Detroit myself & I sure do remember the Rita Bell & Bill Kennedy stuff. Remember when they would have a all Elvis week?

@markmh835 3 жыл бұрын

I've never seen this clip before. How magnificent! Eleanor Powell -- First Lady of Dance. 😊👍

@Celluloidwatcher 8 жыл бұрын

...And, Long Live the Queen!!!

@edwardjames50 8 жыл бұрын

SO sweet! How could eleven people, who could ANYBODY, give this a thumbs down?

@hcombs0104 7 жыл бұрын

Because they're IDIOTS with their noses buried in their iphones most of the time, bumping into things and people without looking where they're going!

@esmeephillips5888 4 жыл бұрын

Ill-wishers of humanity?

@julianmarsh1378 4 жыл бұрын

How else to get even a smidgen of attention??? Poor souls.

@danielstanwyck2812 5 жыл бұрын

I wish they could, too. Just one more time. The lady had winged feet, light as air, while at the same time, she was the salt of the earth. What a beauty. She died less than a year later.

@esmeephillips5888 4 жыл бұрын

MGM's trailer for 'Broadway Melody of 1940' called her 'the wingless angel of the dance'. That sounds about right.

@DAVEJJR 10 жыл бұрын

My eyes are filled with tears.... Man.... Ellie, ur a class act!!!!

@ledymeghaghynandini5490 6 жыл бұрын

Dave Jordan better dining hot beautiful

@jerrybrownell3633 4 жыл бұрын

The beautiful talented and athletic Eleanor Powell (1912-1982). Truly one of America's National Treasure's and one of Hollywood's true Superstars.

@jerrybrownell3633 4 жыл бұрын

Eleanor died not long after this ceremony at age 69 from ovarian cancer. Taken from us much to soon.

@SheilaStahl 7 жыл бұрын

Just chokes me up... nothing more flattering and heart-warming than telling the truth... oh how I wish we'd do it more.

@robinofloxly2924 5 жыл бұрын

Whenever I'm down I watch a little of Eleanor's performances and I'm feeling good again.

@mayaa5048 5 жыл бұрын

Robin Ofloxly - well watch this performance is just like fresh air Mrs. Powell directed a marching band with her feet, awsome, enjoy! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f-CTocWQl7rQe2w.html

@Bageera63 5 жыл бұрын

Eleanor was awesome in a dancing sequence with Buddy Rich in Ship Ahoy (1942). Tossing drumsticks & drums back & forth. Man, that was cool! You can see Buddy say 'nice' at the end. That movie was FULL of talent!

@esmeephillips5888 4 жыл бұрын

Some years after she quit, she told the gossip columnist Hedda Hopper that she still did her old numbers at home, alone. She said they were like her children, and she felt she was keeping them alive.

@MsBeryl6 9 жыл бұрын

Gone but not forgotten. You will be remembered for years and years to come. God be with you, and rest in Peace. You are still entertaining us now in 2014.

@647Anna 14 жыл бұрын

OH MY GOD! That was such a great speech! I'm crying! "I still wish we could do it just one more time" :'( no more talents like that... I wish I had an opportunity to live in the same time with them!

@mca1218 6 жыл бұрын

I love it. It's a pleasure just to listen to her describe how they trained, dancing in 'counter rhythm' and so forth. And what an impact she had on an audience who gave a standing ovation for even a one-time appearance between Fred & Ellie. Always a lady.

@rivaridge7211 9 жыл бұрын

What a lovely and heartfelt tribute! I recall (the great!) Fred Astaire once saying(paraphrasing) that Eleanor Powell was his only (tap) dance partner "whom he could barely keep up with." I well recall this television tribute upon its initial airing in 1981 - it was re-broadcast (by CBS) in 1987 shortly after Mr. Astaire's passing on June 22 at the age of 88. It was a bit sad to watching this the second time around, but it was a great and well-deserved tribute to Astaire's life - and that of his co-stars as well.

@coreycox2345 5 жыл бұрын

Both old and lovely. Elanor Powell is still such a dancer in this that the way she moves, even standing there is elegant.

@opelske 15 жыл бұрын

Beautiful lady inside and outside. Sure do miss her kind of talent today. God Bless her in Heaven! A wonderful video to share.

@photo161 4 жыл бұрын

What a wonderfully gracious speech and what a lovely, vivacious and endearing woman, the great Eleanor Powell

@pam0626 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful speech from a beautiful lady.

@PatriotSteve 2 жыл бұрын

Classy woman. We could use more like her today.

@BBBYpsi 6 жыл бұрын

Back when a standing ovation actually meant something. Now I would feel like I did something wrong if I did not get one so many are given these days. Sadly she passed away less then a year later of cancer.

@pattigee1 6 жыл бұрын

Never heard such an ovation and so well deserved! Lucky us to have experienced their spectacular dance. Thanks.

@GummedUpTheWorks 6 жыл бұрын

When standing ovations meant something.

@esmeephillips5888 4 жыл бұрын

Watch also the clip of the 1967 Oscars, when Fred and Ginger danced on to the stage to present an award. By then the business had begun to understand what it had lost.

@MrGranfield 4 жыл бұрын

Eleanor Powell was not only a great dancer but wonderful human being. So sad that she died of cancer only a few months after this tribute.

@TheShizue777 7 жыл бұрын

Thank goodness for KZfaq. We get to see the entire Begin the Beguine number where Fred is stellar and Eleanor is just plain brilliant.

@sugarlove 10 жыл бұрын

what a wonderful lady! bless you Eleanor Powell

@dudley5533 10 жыл бұрын

As Hermes Pan, choreographer, referred to Ann Miller's "machine gun taps", the same could be said of Eleanor Powell, but with much more including her acrobatic abilities, high kicks, cartwheels, splits, backbends, etc., all perfectly done to the musical rhythm. Can't forget what a beauty she was even though her performances were in black and white.

@lindasullivan1521 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, I hope that you don’t mind my making a slight correction to your fine comments? What you refer to as cartwheels were actually front walkovers. Walkovers are much more difficult to do than cartwheels. Cartwheels are done from the side. Front walkovers are done from the front. It’s a completely different technique. Slow Ellie down and you will see! Best regards, Linda

@dudley5533 3 жыл бұрын

Linda: Thanks for your kind reply.....I learned something I never realized the difference. They sure are a nice distinction and more effective in the dance routine.

@ytshawzam 14 жыл бұрын

I got to observe one of her impromptu lessons! It was around the time of this clip, not long before she passed away. At a screening of her films at the Vagabond Theater in Los Angeles she was appearing in person and regalled us late arrivers to dance lessons in front of the theater on Wilshire blvd. while everyone else was inside enjoying the films! Someone asked if she gave formal lessons and she referred them to the Nicholas Brothers. She was really cool and signed autographs for all.

@alexandrabillings99 10 жыл бұрын

Absolutely glorious. Thank you so much for posting this. What a treasure.

@fernandatralala 10 жыл бұрын

What an adorable and beautiful lady! I hope I age so well like her. :)

@Eagle027 14 жыл бұрын

Considering her age at the Time. I would still consider her a beautiful woman.

@hedwigkiesler 11 жыл бұрын

classy, beautiful, talented and always true to herself - eleanor was all that and more. what a role model.

@oktovrios 11 жыл бұрын

i loved what she said in the end..." long live the King"!!!!

@20alphabet 10 ай бұрын

The American age of grace and endurance is but a mere memory today. Sad that.

@districtline 7 жыл бұрын

My God, what a class act.

@dreamer2anime 14 жыл бұрын

RIP eleanor you were an inspiration and a huge reason if not the first to inspire me to tap dance

@RandomHud 4 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful, beautiful woman!

@curtite 8 жыл бұрын

Really interesting to hear her talk. Thank you so much for uploading this of a classy dame.

@tonychuter4830 4 жыл бұрын

WOW what a talented woman this was in 1981 she passed away the following year it would of bin wonderful if fred astaire got up on stage with eleanor Powell one more time...

@kirsteni.russell5903 6 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful woman she was, not only as a dancer but as a woman looking back at a routine she'd done with Fred Astaire forty years earlier. You can see the routine here on You Tube (look for them dancing to "Begin the Beguine"), and then her tribute to him here is all the more moving.

@royalwedding777 3 жыл бұрын

The Classiest speech ever. Brought me to tears when she said, " Just One More Time!"

@MrImiller07 10 жыл бұрын

Eleanor Powell and Astaire demonstrated some spectacular dancing in Broadway Melody of 1940, in which this routine originated. She was one of the premier dancers in musical films and she clearly admired Astaire.

@burlingtonpark4136 9 жыл бұрын

thank you for posting this lovely moment in the life of a great talent and lady.

@esmeephillips5888 4 жыл бұрын

If you're on a screen for the last time, how better to bow out than by reviving a fond memory of the only man in the business who was your equal. It is of a piece with the warmth and humility that made Eleanor Powell the most beloved star at MGM during her seven years there. And the rest of her life was as devoted to others. If she had been a Catholic rather than a Presbyterian, she would be a candidate for beatification.

@bman342a 3 жыл бұрын

"I wish we could do it one more time" got verklempt

@etrimbleable 11 жыл бұрын

Astaire was 81 years old when this event took place, and he had just lost his dear sister Adele a few weeks before. According to his widow, she had to prod him into going. Can you imagine the stamina required for a person his age to sit through this lengthy evening? I only wish the entire event was posted.

@rossie714 10 ай бұрын

Sorry to be redundant, but Eleanor’s class steals this sequence. How? 1. Her description of Fred and her working tirelessly to get it just right. 2. Underscoring the respect they had for each other. 3. Praising Fred for being so enthusiastic when they did something right. 4. The sheer joy she expressed in looking back, and wishing they could do it again. Very powerful. Now that’s a lady and a great professional.

@esmeephillips5888 10 ай бұрын

During her years as a minister she often officiated at ceremonies, so she had plenty of experience of speaking succinctly and pointfully.

@bernardoschmidt 7 жыл бұрын

In tears... sweet, wonderful, talented, classy lady...

@elizabethwalker9976 8 жыл бұрын

A classy lady and from what I have read as beautiful inside as what she was out.

@bernaldelcastillo1768 8 жыл бұрын

the greatest of the lot. Miss Powell and Mr. Astaire

@pabloparedes6294 8 жыл бұрын

I see you everywhere

@bernaldelcastillo1768 8 жыл бұрын

I'm a humble bloke with many interests!

@stephaniewiens923 8 жыл бұрын

Most amazing tribute ever!!!

@pebrogan 15 жыл бұрын

What a lady - what a class act and what an amazing dancer. Thanks for sharing that wonderful clip. It made my day!!

@visualize2feel 2 жыл бұрын

Classy lady all the way. This is was when Hollywood had real stars with talent, grace and beauty.

@opelske 15 жыл бұрын

I agree! So elegant! We're lucky to have film to remind us that real dedicated talent was once celebrated.

@acousticguitarfan55 7 жыл бұрын

Pure class!

@larainek2831 5 жыл бұрын

Most stunning woman ever to grace Hollywood when young....still has that smile and twinkle here! Bet she was a hoot at a dinner party and took no crap either! Underrated but God, beautiful or what!

@maya8443 4 жыл бұрын

You don't know what you're talking about because Eleanor Powell was far from being underrated she was the highest paid dancer, she was regarded as the best female dancer equal to Fred Astaire. Have you read her bio? Well read it and see all the awards and honors she received. She sure ain't underrated.

@esmeephillips5888 4 жыл бұрын

@@maya8443 I was surprised to find that her one-off rate for her first MGM film (before signing a seven-year contract) was $1,150 a week. Seven years later, at the height of her popularity, Veronica Lake was on $350. Eleanor Powell was 22 and an almost unknown quantity when she came to Hollywood. She asked a price she thought would be refused because she wanted to stay on Broadway. To her mixed amusement and horror, 'Mr Mayer' at once accepted her terms and the stringent conditions she added, such as 12 weeks a year just for planning and rehearsing her routines plus her own accommodation on the lot. Every one of her nine starring films made money, whereas Fred's last two out of nine with Ginger at RKO did not recoup. According to Ann Miller, Ellie was getting $150,000 a picture (about $15m in today's money) when she quit.

@maya8443 4 жыл бұрын

@@esmeephillips5888 - Absolutely, she was one of the highest paid dancer of her time. Thanks for adding those facts, many people don't know how successful Ellie was. Take care!

@holiday07 10 жыл бұрын

I was a small kid when this event took place but its making me cry now. Rip to two great performers Ellie and Fred, you will never be forgotten.

@partycentralsales 3 жыл бұрын

Lloyd Shearer, in an article written announcing Eleanor Powell’s 1961 comeback, wrote, “Eleanor Powell is without a doubt the most unanimously loved movie personality in Hollywood. It is impossible to find anyone who will utter one word of destructive criticism about her. She has a sweet, loving, compassionate, non-competitive personality. Every actor, grip, director or extra who has ever worked with her lauds, respects and admires Elley.” “Jimmy Stewart, Fred Astaire, George Murphy, all her leading men, and believe it or not even her fellow actresses, insist - and these are Gene Kelly’s words - ‘Elley is the kindest, most thoughtful girl in show business and one of the greatest dancers of all time.’” “The love she arouses in this jungle of knife-wielding egomaniacs is, to say the least, unusual. For example, when she announced last October that she would have to go back to work [she assumed $50,000 in debt in the divorce settlement, and the alimony payment and child support were not enough keep her son at his school and to “support the house I’ve been living in all these years”], one press agent offered to work for her for nothing, The leading costumer in town said that instead of 50 percent down on her costumes, she could have whatever she wanted for 20 percent down. Although she’s always done her own choreography, dance directors offered to contribute several routines gratis.” Twenty years later her Hollywood peers showed the same love and respect with this standing ovation.

@netwitt1 15 жыл бұрын

Great clip, Judy. Woohoo! And yes, wasn't Ellie just sparkling - those were the exact words that came to my mind as I watched the clip. She was a gem inside and out.

@brule1961 7 жыл бұрын

Love her smile!

@luishumbertovega3900 Жыл бұрын

¡ Qué dama tan hermosa ! What a beautiful lady ! Tan talentosa, she deserves to be mentioned among the greatest dancers of all time.

@DomenicoG1953 4 жыл бұрын

Two real legends. Thank you for all, Mr Fred and Mrs Eleanor!

@bbobrm 4 жыл бұрын

Eleanor Powell was awesome ...... and with Fred Astaire .... magnificent !

@2legit64 9 жыл бұрын

What a lovely tribute.

@fastdrive55 11 жыл бұрын

Amazing. Great speech!

@everettfuqua114 12 жыл бұрын

She still had that same beaming smile.

@boblowney 6 жыл бұрын

a truly good and wonderful person. Her life after her public career was fantastic.

@joeasmythe 15 жыл бұрын

What a pleasure watching the stars of the Great Era. No one around like them anymore, Hollywood has become hollyweird....

@honeyjbc1 3 жыл бұрын

best number in any movie. Heavenly.

@skreety0455 Жыл бұрын

One of the Great Ones! What Movement!!!😊

@l.a.gothro3999 2 жыл бұрын

I tear up every time I watch this. EVERY time. *sniff*

@bkey6012 Жыл бұрын

Really cool, full of life very respectful. Can't believe I missed this short tribute

@clkk1165 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that was a great tribute.

@manuelfarinelli3839 10 жыл бұрын

Two genius of Tap Dancing, I love both.

@robinofloxly2924 5 жыл бұрын

All due respect to Mr. Astaire, he is graceful, elegant, refined, professional and fun to watch but he is not beautiful. Eleanor is all of the above, beautiful and more. A Queen is not above a King but we as great-full fans know better.

@everettfuqua114 11 жыл бұрын

Oh, that wonderful beaming smile!