Facts: - death place: los angeles , california - caption: nypl digital gallery - death date: 31 may 1992 - birth date: 29 may 1896 - name: lillian powell - image size: 250px - birthname: lillian ruth powell - image: lillian powell 01.jpg - birth place: victoria , british columbia Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of lillian powell .
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lillian ruth powell -lrb- may 29 , 1896 -- may 31 , 1992 -rrb- was a canadian-born american denishawn-trained dancer who performed in early experimental silent film musicals .she would later teach dance and physical education before embarking on a nearly two-decade career in television .