The star of the classic musical films Royal Wedding and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers recounts her life in Hollywood and beyond—includes photos!
Jane Powell is immortalized on film as the sweet-faced gal who sang and danced with Fred Astaire and shared on-screen romances with Ricardo Montalban, Farley Granger, and other legends of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Starting her career as a child singer and vaudeville performer, Powell grew up alongside Elizabeth Taylor, Roddy McDowall, and Ann Blyth. She and “Liz” were even bridesmaids at each other’s weddings. But life was no fairytale for America’s girl next door.
Born Suzanne Burce, this sweet and spunky girl took the name Jane Powell when she signed a contract with MGM in 1943. But with multiple marriages and many films behind her, Powell came to realize that she’d never found happiness—or herself—until now. In this candid and heartfelt autobiography, Jane Powell gives an unabashed account of her struggle to grow beyond her screen image—after it had been created and torn down by Hollywood.
