William Powell
Sign in to saveAmerican actor (1892–1984)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1892-07-29
- Died
- 1984-01-01
- Works
- 33
Top works
- The Anarchist Cookbook
- Awdl "Cariad," testyn y gadair yn Eisteddfod Genhedlaethol Cymru, am 1881
- Anarchist Cookbook
- NFI
- Justice Anthology - Part I
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Film & TV
Acting · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
William Horatio Powell (July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was an American actor. A major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the Thin Man series based on the Nick and Nora Charles characters created by Dashiell Hammett. Powell was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times: for The Thin Man (1934), My Man Godfrey (1936), and Life with…
Known for
- The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell — Self (archive footage)2023
- Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts — Self - Actor (archive footage)2017
- Discovering Jean Harlow — archive footage2015
- William Powell: A True Gentleman2005
- Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell — Self (archive footage)1996
- Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To — (archive footage)1990
- Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow1989
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life — Self (archive footage)1987
- The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn — Self (archive footage)1986
- Going Hollywood: The '30s — (archive footage)1984
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 282
- Total plays
- 1,579
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- VMD: Visual molecular dynamics
· 1996 · cited 61,303x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 43,750x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 38,900x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,698x
- The Iron Cage Revisited: Institutional Isomorphism and Collective Rationality in Organizational Fields
· 1983 · cited 30,222x
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Key facts
- Born
- William Horatio Powell , ( 1892-07-29 ) July 29, 1892, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Died
- March 5, 1984 (1984-03-05) (aged 91), Palm Springs, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Desert Memorial Park , Cathedral City, California , U.S.
- Other name
- Bill Powell
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1911–1955
- Spouses
- Eileen Wilson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1915 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1930 ) Carole Lombard ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1931 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1933 ) Diana Lewis ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1940 )
- Partner
- Jean Harlow (1934–1937)
- Children
- William David Powell
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 29 July 1892
- Died
- 1 January 1984
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Powell
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh
- Place of death
- Palm Springs
- Spouse
- Diana Lewis
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
Article
William Horatio Powell (July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was an American actor, known primarily for his film career. Under contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the Thin Man series based on the Nick and Nora Charles characters created by Dashiell Hammett. Powell was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times: for The Thin Man (1934), My Man Godfrey (1936), and Life with Father (1947).
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1892 births1984 deaths20th-century American male actorsAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts alumniAmerican male silent film actorsBurials at Desert Memorial ParkCalifornia RepublicansMale actors from Kansas City, MissouriMale actors from PittsburghMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract playersParamount Pictures contract playersTCMDb name template using non-numeric ID from Wikidata