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aLKilJORE '..HITNEY (Paramount player)
Eleanore Whitney, a 10-year-old girl, danced until she was out of breath in Bill Robinson* s dressing room while that famous negro dancer rested after a performance in a vaudeville theatre in Cleveland, Ohio.
He smiled his genial smile, patted her on the head, and said: "Yes, little girl, 1*11 teach you what I know about dancing."
That was the start of a career which eventually led Miss Whitney, when she had become a grown young lady of exactly 5 feet and no inches, to a contract with Paramount in August of 1935.
Eleanore was born in Cleveland and went to the public schools there except on the afternoons Bill Robinson was in town.
Robinson was impressed by her ability raid will-to -win, and, after he had given her several, lessons on his periodic visits to Cleveland, sent her a telegram from New York. He told her he had a month between engagements, and could give her lessons everyday. Eleanore and her mother immediately went to New York. After the month was up they returned to Cleveland •
Robinson* s manager took an interest in Eleanore »s ambition and ability and suggested that sho got in touch with his wife, Rae samuols, wall known vaudeville artist. Eleanore did and Hiss Samuels liked Eleanore so much she took her in the act.
Then followed personal appoarancos with Rudy Valloe, Jack Bonny and other radio and stago personalities.
She was tested in Now York City for a pert in a paramount picture, and while the role was not ^ven to her, the studio was so favorably impressed that it placed her under contract.
Eleanore *c birthday is April 12; sho wears size 3| shoo, and weighs 98 pounds. Sho supplements her dancing with singing and since sho has boon in Hollywood has become quite an actress. In her second picture role in "Timothy* s Quest" sho playod a straight rolo without any dancing at all proving that she can really act. Hor pictures to dato arc: HILLIOUS III THE AIR, TE..OTHY»S QUEST, and TflRE^ CHEERS FOR LOVE.