Soprano Singer, Theater and Motion Picture
Actress and Dancer. Powell began her singing career on a Portland
Oregon radio show (K-OIN) at the young age of seven and
would later be hired to sing on the Charlie McCarthy Show. While
on vacation in Hollywood, she sang and won a local radio contest
and within a week was signed to MGM Studios, she was only 14 years
old. Upon entering Motion Pictures she sang and would dance in
a few of them with such notables as Lauritz Melchior, Ricardo
Montalban and Fred Astaire.
Powell does a spectacular dance sequence at
the end of "Nancy Goes to Rio" to the music of "Love
is Like This." She also did a really great dance with a chinese
child "Why So Gloomy" for the film "Holiday in
Mexico" which was unfortunately cut from the final release
but has been played on TCM.
Jane also did magazine
ads for Lustre Cream Shampoo, Sunkist lemons and Lux Soap plus
others. Powell had four children.
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