William Powell

William Horatio Powell (July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was an American actor. He was known for his role in Thin Man (1934). He was nominated an Academy Award for Best Actor three times for his roles in The Thin Man (1934), My Man Godfrey (1936), and Life with Father (1947).

William Horatio Powell
Powell in 1936

Early life

Powell was born on July 29, 1892 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was raised in Kansas City, Missouri. Powell studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Personal life

He was married to Eileen Wilson from 1915 until they divorced in 1930. Then he was married to Carole Lombard from 1931 until they divorced in 1933. Then he was married to Diana Lewis from 1940 until his death in 1984. He had a son with Wilson, William David (who committed suicide in 1968).

Powell died on March 5, 1984 in his home in Palm Springs, California from heart failure, at the age of 91. He was buried at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California.

William Powell Media

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  Powell in When Knighthood Was in Flower, 1922

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  Phillips Holmes, Powell and Fay Wray in Pointed Heels, 1929

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  Promotional photo for The Thin Man (1934) with Powell, co-star Myrna Loy, and Skippy as Asta

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  Powell and John Barrymore in Sherlock Holmes (1922)

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  Powell, Marion Shilling, Regis Toomey, Natalie Moorhead in Shadow of the Law (1930)

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  Lobby card with Carole Lombard in Man of the World (1931)

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  Lobby card with Powell and Ginger Rogers in Star of Midnight (1935)

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  Lobby card featuring Myrna Loy and Powell in After the Thin Man (1936)

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  Carole Lombard and Powell in My Man Godfrey (1936)

Other websites

• William Powell Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
• William Powell on IMDb
• William Powell at the Internet Broadway Database
• Donald Greyfield (January 1, 2001). "William Powell". Actor. Find a Grave. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
• Photographs of William Powell
• FBI file on William Powell