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).
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Early life
Powell was born on July 29, 1892 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1] 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
- William Powell - When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922).jpg
Powell in When Knighthood Was in Flower, 1922
- Phillips Holmes, William Powell, and Fay Wray in 'Pointed Heels', 1929.jpg
Phillips Holmes, Powell and Fay Wray in Pointed Heels, 1929
- Thin-Man-Loy-Powell-Skippy.jpg
Promotional photo for The Thin Man (1934) with Powell, co-star Myrna Loy, and Skippy as Asta
- William Powell-John Barrymore in Sherlock Holmes.jpg
Powell and John Barrymore in Sherlock Holmes (1922)
- William Powell, silent film actor (SAYRE 8851).jpg
Powell as George Wilson in The Great Gatsby (1926)
- William Powell Marion Shilling Regis Toomey Natalie Moorhead Shadow of the Law 1930.jpg
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)
- Star of Midnight lobby card.jpg
Lobby card with Powell and Ginger Rogers in Star of Midnight (1935)
- After-the-Thin-Man-LC-title.jpg
Lobby card featuring Myrna Loy and Powell in After the Thin Man (1936)
References
- ↑ "William Powell Biography". Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
Other websites
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- 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