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Eleanore Whitney
Eleanore Whitney
Born	Eleanor Wittenburg (1917-03-12)March 12, 1917 Cleveland
Died	November 1, 1983(1983-11-01) (aged 66) New York City
Other names	Eleanore Backer (married name)
Occupation	Actress, dancer
Years active	1935–1939
Spouse(s)	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 IMDb
• Eleanore Whitney at Virtual History

References

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