Tyrone Edmund Power III (May 5, 1914 â€" November 15, 1958) was an
American actor. From the 1930s to the 1950s, Power appeared in dozens
of films, often in swashbuckler roles or romantic leads. His
better-known films include The Mark of Zorro, Marie Antoinette, Blood
and Sand, The Black Swan, Prince of Foxes, Witness for the
Prosecution, The Black Rose, and Captain from Castile. Power's own
favorite film among those that he starred in was Nightmare
Alley.Though largely a matinee idol in the 1930s and early 1940s and
known for his striking looks, Power starred in films in a number of
genres, from drama to light comedy. In the 1950s he began placing
limits on the number of films he would make in order to devote more
time for theater productions. He received his biggest accolades as a
stage actor in John Brown's Body and Mister Roberts. Power died from a
heart attack at the age of 44.Power was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in
1914, son of Helen Emma "Patia" (née Reaume) and the Irish-ancestry
English-born US stage and screen actor Tyrone Power Sr., often known
by his first name "Fred". Power was descended from a long Irish
theatrical line going back to his great-grandfather, the Irish actor
and comedian Tyrone Power (1795â€"1841). Tyrone Power's sister, Ann
Power, was born in 1915, after the family moved to California. His
mother was Roman Catholic, and her ancestry included the
French-Canadian Reaume family and Germans from Alsace-Lorraine.
Through his paternal great-grandmother, Anne Gilbert, Power was
related to the actor Laurence Olivier; through his paternal
grandmother, stage actress Ethel Lavenu, he was related by marriage to
author Evelyn Waugh; and through his father's first cousin, Norah
Emily Gorman Power, he was related to the theatrical director Sir
(William) Tyrone Guthrie, founder of the Stratford Festival in Canada
and the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Power went to
Cincinnati-area Catholic schools and graduated from Purcell High
School in 1931. Upon his graduation, he opted to join his father to
learn what he could about acting from one of the stage's most
respected actors.
American actor. From the 1930s to the 1950s, Power appeared in dozens
of films, often in swashbuckler roles or romantic leads. His
better-known films include The Mark of Zorro, Marie Antoinette, Blood
and Sand, The Black Swan, Prince of Foxes, Witness for the
Prosecution, The Black Rose, and Captain from Castile. Power's own
favorite film among those that he starred in was Nightmare
Alley.Though largely a matinee idol in the 1930s and early 1940s and
known for his striking looks, Power starred in films in a number of
genres, from drama to light comedy. In the 1950s he began placing
limits on the number of films he would make in order to devote more
time for theater productions. He received his biggest accolades as a
stage actor in John Brown's Body and Mister Roberts. Power died from a
heart attack at the age of 44.Power was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in
1914, son of Helen Emma "Patia" (née Reaume) and the Irish-ancestry
English-born US stage and screen actor Tyrone Power Sr., often known
by his first name "Fred". Power was descended from a long Irish
theatrical line going back to his great-grandfather, the Irish actor
and comedian Tyrone Power (1795â€"1841). Tyrone Power's sister, Ann
Power, was born in 1915, after the family moved to California. His
mother was Roman Catholic, and her ancestry included the
French-Canadian Reaume family and Germans from Alsace-Lorraine.
Through his paternal great-grandmother, Anne Gilbert, Power was
related to the actor Laurence Olivier; through his paternal
grandmother, stage actress Ethel Lavenu, he was related by marriage to
author Evelyn Waugh; and through his father's first cousin, Norah
Emily Gorman Power, he was related to the theatrical director Sir
(William) Tyrone Guthrie, founder of the Stratford Festival in Canada
and the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Power went to
Cincinnati-area Catholic schools and graduated from Purcell High
School in 1931. Upon his graduation, he opted to join his father to
learn what he could about acting from one of the stage's most
respected actors.
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