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4 unusual facts about Born to Dance


Born to Dance

The film introduced the Porter standards "You'd Be So Easy to Love" (performed by Stewart and Marjorie Lane, dubbed for Powell) and "I've Got You Under My Skin" (performed by Bruce), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song.

The film stars dancer Eleanor Powell and was a follow-up to her successful debut in Broadway Melody of 1936.

Sung and danced by Eleanor Powell and The Foursome; Eleanor Powell's vocals dubbed by Marjorie Lane

I Dood It

The final dance scene with Powell was lifted from an earlier movie Born to Dance (1936).


Marjorie Lane

Marjorie Lane (February 21, 1912 – October 2, 2012) was an American singer of the 1930s who is best known for dubbing the voice of actress Eleanor Powell in the movies Born to Dance (1936), Broadway Melody of 1936 (1936),


see also

David Earle Johnson

He appeared on numerous albums: Billy Cobham's Total Eclipse and Clive Stevens' Voyage to Uranus (1974); Jan Hammer's First Seven Days (1975); Lenny White's Big City and Miroslav Vitouš' Majesty Music (1977); Jaroslav Jakubovic's Checkin' In, Mark Moogy Klingman's Moogy II, the Players Association's Born to Dance, and Josh White Jr.'s self-titled album (1978); and others.