Profile
William Powell
Actor
Male
Born
Jul 29, 1892
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Penns...
Died
Mar 5, 1984
Death Place
Palm Springs, Cal...
Height
6' 1" (185 cm)
Nationality
American
Alma Mater
American Academy ...
William Horatio Powell was an American actor. A major star at MGM, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the popular Thin Man series based on the novels of Dashiell Hammett in which Powell and Loy played Nick and Nora Charles. He was nominated… Read More
Romance
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Doris LillyDated 1949
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Eileen WilsonMarried 1915 - 1930
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Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of William Powell.
CHILDHOOD
1892
Birth
An only child, Powell was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Nettie Manila (née Brady) and Horatio Warren Powell, on July 29, 1892.
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TEENAGE
1907
14 Years Old
In 1907, he moved with his family to Kansas City, Missouri, where he graduated from Central High School in 1910.
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1912
19 Years Old
In 1912, Powell graduated from the AADA, and worked in some vaudeville and stock companies.
TWENTIES
1915
22 Years Old
In 1915, he married Eileen Wilson, with whom he had his only child, William David Powell, before an amicable divorce in 1930.
1922
29 Years Old
After several successful experiences on the Broadway stage, he began his Hollywood career in 1922, playing a small role as an evil henchman of Professor Moriarty in a production of Sherlock Holmes with John Barrymore.
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THIRTIES
1931
38 Years Old
In 1931, Powell married actress Carole Lombard. The marriage lasted just over two years. They were divorced in 1933, though they too remained on good terms, even starring together in the screwball comedy My Man Godfrey three years later.
FORTIES
1934
41 Years Old
Powell's most famous role was that of Nick Charles in six Thin Man films, beginning with The Thin Man in 1934, based upon Dashiell Hammett's novel.
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In 1935, he starred with Jean Harlow in Reckless.
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1940
47 Years Old
On January 6, 1940, Powell married actress Diana Lewis, whom he called "Mousie," three weeks after they met.
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FIFTIES
1947
54 Years Old
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He won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in 1947 for Life with Father and The Senator Was Indiscreet.
LATE ADULTHOOD
1957
64 Years Old
In 1957, Powell was awarded The George Eastman Award, given by George Eastman House for distinguished contribution to the art of film.
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1968
75 Years Old
Powell's son became a television writer and producer before a period of ill health led to his suicide in 1968.
1984
92 Years Old
Powell died of heart failure in Palm Springs, California, on March 5, 1984, at the age of 91, some 30 years after his retirement.
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