Eleanore Whitney Explained

See also Eleanor Bull (maiden name Eleanor Whitney)

Eleanore Whitney
Birth Date:	March 12, 1917
Birth Place:	Cleveland
Death Place:	New York City
Other Names:	Eleanore Backer (married name)
Occupation:	Actress, dancer
Years Active:	1935–1939
Spouse:	Frederick Backer
Children:	1

Eleanore Whitney (April 12, 1917 – November 1, 1983) was an American film actress and tap dancer. She was born on April 12, 1917, in Cleveland, Ohio. At the age of 10, she began studying dance under Bill Robinson and performed in vaudeville before being cast in a number of motion pictures, many of them musical-comedies.

Whitney was married in 1939 to attorney Frederick Backer.^[1] She moved to New York with her husband and did not return to acting.^[2]

Filmography

Whitney's filmography, believed to be complete, includes:

• Oh, Evaline! (1935, Short) as Herself
• The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935) as Herself
• Millions in the Air (1935) as Bubbles^[3]
• Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 1 (1936, documentary short) as Herself
• Timothy's Quest (1936) as Martha^[4]
• Three Cheers for Love (1936) as Skippy Dormant^[5]
• Hollywood Boulevard (1936) as Herself
• The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936) as Dance Specialty
• Rose Bowl (1936) as Cheers Reynolds^[6]
• College Holiday (1936) as Herself^[7]
• Clarence (1937) as Cora Wheeler^[8]
• Turn Off the Moon (1937) as Caroline Wilson^[9]
• Blonde Trouble (1937) as Edna Baker^[10]
• Thrill of a Lifetime (1937) as Betty Jane^[11]
• Campus Confessions (1938) as Susie Quinn (final film role)^[12]

External links

• • Eleanore Whitney at Virtual History

Notes and References

1. News: Eleanore Whitney, Tap-Dance Star, Weds Attorney. Wisconsin State Journal. February 24, 1939. 12. Newspapers.com.
2. Web site: Eleanore Whitney. Obscure actresses. December 19, 2013.
3. News: Music and Meller at Empress Today. The Decatur Herald. January 12, 1936. 19. Newspapers.com.
4. News: New Romantic Team Featured at Palace. The Mason City Globe-Gazette. May 5, 1936. 10. Newspapers.com.
5. News: Eleanore Whitney Is Star at Iowa: "Three Cheers for Love" Is Picture. Iowa City Press-Citizen. July 3, 1937. 4. Newspapers.com.
6. News: Eleanore Whitney in 'Rose Bowl,' Film at Orpheum. The Des Moines Register. November 22, 1936. 49. Newspapers.com.
7. News: Eleanore Whitney Makes Studio Do Right by Stand-in. The Salt Lake Tribune. November 5, 1936. 13. Newspapers.com.
8. News: untitled. The Pittsburgh Press. March 21, 1937. 56. Newspapers.com.
9. News: 'Turn Off the Moon' Light Musical Comedy That Is Full of Music and Dance. The Dayton Herald. June 26, 1937. 7. Newspapers.com.
10. News: "Blonde Trouble" Comes to Capitol. The Oregon Statesman. August 15, 1937. 2. Newspapers.com.
11. News: "Thrill of a Lifetime" Opens Next Monday at Avalon: Johnny Downs and Eleanore Whitney Featured Prominently in Musical Comedy Romance. The Ottawa Journal. February 26, 1938. 26. Newspapers.com.
12. News: 'Campus Confessions'. The Courier News. May 16, 1939. 17. Newspapers.com.