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Real Photo William Powell 3 x 5 Hollywood Movie Star Fan Club printed signature
*Authentication: We have a large selection of autographed / signed Hollywood - movie star photos from the 40's. These are from a large personal collection - some signed directly to her (Joan)
It appears that most of the 3 x 5 are all printed versions of their signature. But there may be some real ink signatures in this grouping. I am sending them all to auction at the same low price (6.95) and will let you decide. These are all in excellent condition unless stated otherwise under "Condition"
This grouping is the 4th and final round - these are ALL 3 x 5 Real Photos -other previous listings may be listed now under "Buy It Now's" These are all postcard size - some are printed as postcards and were mailed while some have plain white backs
About : William Powell
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).
Early life[edit]
Powell was born in Pittsburgh in 1892,[1] the only child of Nettie Manila (née Brady) and Horatio Warren Powell, an accountant.[2][3] In 1907, young William moved with his family to Kansas City, Missouri, where he graduated from Central High School four years later.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
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After high school, Powell enrolled at the University of Kansas to study law, but after a week he relocated to New York City, where he attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.[3][4] In 1912, Powell left the AADA, and began working in vaudeville and stock companies.[5] He also appeared on Broadway.[6][7] Powell began his Hollywood career in 1922, in a production of Sherlock Holmes with John Barrymore. He performed as Francis I in When Knighthood Was in Flower with Marion Davies.[8]
Powell remained under contract to Paramount throughout the 1920s, before signing with Warner Bros.
Powell portrayed a vengeful film director in the silent movie The Last Command (1928). His first starring role was Philo Vance in The Canary Murder Case (1929). He played Vance at Paramount Pictures four times. His strong stage-developed voice became a powerful asset when talking pictures were introduced.
Powell appeared as Nick Charles in six Thin Man films, beginning with The Thin Man in 1934, based upon Dashiell Hammett's novel. This movie provided Powell with his first Academy Award nomination, in 1935[9]
Powell starred in The Great Ziegfeld, (1936), opposite his The Thin Man co-star, Myrna Loy, who played Ziegfeld's wife, Billie Burke. In 1937, Powell received his second Academy Award nomination for the comedy My Man Godfrey.[10]
In 1935, he starred with Jean Harlow in Reckless. In 1936, Harlow and Powell appeared in Libeled Lady, and they became romantically involved off-set. He gave her a handsome ring, but did not ask her to marry him, so she referred to it as her "unengagement ring". Powell had been unhappy with his previous marriage to popular actor Carole Lombard, and this apparently kept him from entering a similar arrangement with Harlow, who was a sex symbol to the film-going public during that time. They kept company but did not live together. Harlow fell ill from undiagnosed kidney failure while working on a film with Clark Gable, and died before the film was completed, from uremia, at age 26 in June 1937.[11]
Powell received his third Academy Award nomination in 1947 for his role as Clarence Day Sr. in Life with Father.[12] His last film was playing the character Doc in 1955's Mister Roberts.
Academy Awards nominations[edit]
- 1934 Best Actor – The Thin Man
- 1936 Best Actor – My Man Godfrey
- 1947 Best Actor – Life with Father
Other awards[edit]
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in 1947 for Life with Father and The Senator Was Indiscreet.[23]
William Powell has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1636 Vine Street.
In 1992, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to him.[24]
Radio appearances[edit]
| Year | Program | Episode/source |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Lux Radio Theatre | The Thin Man |
| 1938 | Lux Radio Theatre | My Man Godfrey |
| 1939 | Lux Radio Theatre | One Way Passage |
| 1939 | Lux Radio Theatre | The Ex-Mrs. Bradford |
| 1940 | The Campbell Playhouse | It Happened One Night |
| 1940 | Lux Radio Theatre | Love Affair |
| 1940 | Lux Radio Theatre | After the Thin Man |
| 1940 | Lux Radio Theatre | Manhattan Melodrama[25] |
| 1941 | Lux Radio Theatre | Hired Wife |
| 1942 | Lux Radio Theatre | Love Crazy |
| 1943 | Lux Radio Theatre | The Lady Has Plans |
| 1944 | Lux Radio Theatre | Shadow of a Doubt |
| 1944 | Lux Radio Theatre | Suspicion |
| 1946 | Reader's Digest Radio Edition | He Fell in Love with a Picture[25]: 33 |
| 1948 | Lux Radio Theatre | I Love You Again |
| 1948 | Lux Radio Theatre | Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid |
| 1949 | Screen Directors Playhouse | Love Crazy[26] |
| 1953 | Suspense | "The Man Who Cried Wolf"[27] |
Filmography[edit]
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