JANE POWELL | 90
Jane Powell made a name for herself as a singer, dancer, and actress in several Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musicals in the 1940s. Powell experienced the stress and pressure of building a Hollywood career in the entertainment world at a young age. However, she didn’t let it affect her at all. She always tried her best to give an upbeat and energetic performance.
However, when the ‘50s ended, so did the era of Hollywood musicals. Producing musicals required studios to take out considerable amounts in loans, and it became expensive. The viewers, too, became more demanding and sophisticated. They wanted to see more story plots. Her last stage play, Bounce (2014) was the final production she was involved in. Anyhow, Powell takes comfort in knowing that MGM classics are still popular today, and that quite a few people still love to watch old musicals. Not much is known about what she’s doing now, but it will be awesome if we can get to see her perform once more.