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Michael Powell was a British film director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Kent in 1905, he began his work period in 1931. He was educated at Dulwich College and was a member of the partnership Powell and Pressburger. His notable works include The Guide for Guys, The LowBrow Guide to World History, The Last Voyage of the Graf Spee, "Graf Spee", and Teaching Poetry.
Powell was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. He died in Gloucestershire in 1990 from cancer, which was classified as natural causes. He was married to Thelma Schoonmaker and was unmarried partner to Pamela Brown. He spoke English.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 137
Top works
- The Guide for Guys
- The LowBrow Guide to World History
- The Last Voyage of the Graf Spee
- "Graf Spee"
- Teaching Poetry
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Film & TV
Directing · Bekesbourne, Kent, England
Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was a renowned English film director, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. They worked together under the name of "The Archers" and produced a series of classic British films, notably The Thief of Bagdad (1940), 49th Parallel (1941), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Matter of Life and Death (1946, also…
Known for
- Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger — Self (archive footage)2024
- Inside Rupert Pupkin — Self (archive footage)2014
- Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff — Self (voice) (archive sound)2010
- Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris — Self (archive sound)2003
- A Very British Psycho — Himself1997
- The Scorsese Machine — Self1990
- Laughter — Himself1986
- Tears — Himself1986
- Fear — Himself1986
- The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio — Self1985
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Brazil
- Active from
- 1937-08-06
- Active to
- 2000-09-26
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 239
- Total plays
- 1,044
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2
· 2014 · cited 88,540x
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 48,841x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 44,835x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,600x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 39,556x
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Key facts
- Born
- Michael Latham Powell , ( 1905-09-30 ) 30 September 1905, Bekesbourne , Kent , England
- Died
- 19 February 1990 (1990-02-19) (aged 84), Avening , Gloucestershire , England
- Occupations
- Film director producer screenwriter
- Years active
- 1925–1983
- Spouses
- Gloria Mary Rouger ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1927 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1927 ) Frankie Reidy ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1943 ; died 1983 ) Thelma Schoonmaker , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1984 )
- Partner s
- Pamela Brown , (1962; died 1975)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Powell and Pressburger
- Given name
- Michael
- Family name
- Powell
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Kent
- Place of death
- Gloucestershire
- Spouse
- Thelma Schoonmaker
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- Dulwich College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Doctor of Letters
- Notable work
- The Edge of the World
- Image
- Michael Powell-1943 (cropped 2).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
Show 13 more facts
- date of birth
- 1905-09-30
- date of death
- 1990-02-19
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- Commons category
- Michael Powell
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- unmarried partner
- Pamela Brown
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Michael Powell
- start of work period
- 1931-00-00
- name in native language
- Michael Powell
- partner in business or sport
- Emeric Pressburger
- birth name
- Michael Latham Powell
- end of work period
- 1983-00-00
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was an English filmmaker, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. Through their production company The Archers, they together wrote, produced and directed a series of classic British films, notably The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Canterbury Tale (1944), I Know Where I'm Going! (1945), A Matter of Life and Death (1946, Stairway to Heaven in the U.S.), Black Narcissus (1947), The Red Shoes (1948) and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951).
His controversial Peeping Tom (1960), which was so vilified on first release that it seriously damaged his career, is now considered a classic, and possibly the earliest "slasher movie". Many renowned filmmakers, such as Francis Ford Coppola, George A. Romero, Brian De Palma, Bertrand Tavernier and Martin Scorsese have cited Powell as an influence.
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