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Elinor Powell (1921–2005) was an African-American nurse in World War II who married a German prisoner of war. Background [ edit ] Powell was raised in Milton, Massachusetts , where her grandmother moved after she escaped slavery as a teen, travelling north via the Underground Railroad . [1]
- 2005 (aged 83–84)
- 1921, Milton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Quick Facts. Also Known As: Eleanor Torrey Powell. Died At Age: 69. Family: Spouse/Ex-: Glenn Ford (m. 1943–1959) father: Clarence Gardner Powell. mother: Blanche Torrey. children: Peter Ford. Born Country: United States. Dancers Actresses. Height: 5'6" (168 cm ), 5'6" Females. Died on: February 11, 1982. place of death: Beverly Hills.
Children. Peter Ford [1] Signature. Eleanor Torrey Powell (November 21, 1912 – February 11, 1982) was an American dancer and actress. Best remembered for her tap dance numbers in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s, she was one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 's top dancing stars during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
17 de jun. de 2018 · During World War II, Elinor Powell, an African American nurse, joined the racially segregated army in Jim Crow-era Arizona. The discrimination she faced compounded after she fell in love with...
15 de may. de 2013 · Elinor Powell Albert was a nurse who tended to German P.O.W.'s at a camp in Arizona during World War II. She met her husband, Frederick Albert, while he was a prisoner in the camp. Credit...
20 de nov. de 2022 · Or the time when African-American nurse Elinor Powell fell in love with Frederick Albert—a German prisoner of war—in Arizona in 1944. The lesson here is twofold: First, don’t eat any boar you catch in Central Europe. Second, if I may paraphrase Dr. Ian Malcolm, “ [love], uh, finds a way”—even through war, fascism, and Jim Crow.
Aided by her fellow nurses, Powell was able to carry on her romance for the duration of the war, keeping it a secret from the white officers and other POWs. When the war ended, Powell and Albert conceived their first son, Stephen, just before Albert was sent back to Germany on a boat in 1946.
