What is William Powell?
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox actor | name = William Horatio Powell | image = William Powell in Libeled Lady trailer.jpg | caption = Powell in 1936 }} '''William Horatio Powell''' (July 29, 1892 &ndash; March 5, 1984) was an [[Americans|American]] actor. He was known for his role in ''[[Thin Man (movie)|Thin Man]]'' (1934). He was nominated an [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] three times for his roles in ''The Thin Man'' (1934), ''[[My Man Godfrey]]'' (1936), and ''[[Life with Father]]'' (1947). == Early life == Powell was born on July 29, 1892 in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.williampowell.org/bio.html |title=William Powell Biography |access-date=2013-03-24 |archive-date=2008-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724212710/http://www.williampowell.org/bio.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was raised in [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], [[Missouri]]. Powell studied at the [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]]. == Personal life == He was married to Eileen Wilson from 1915 until they divorced in 1930. Then he was married to [[Carole Lombard]] from 1931 until they divorced in 1933. Then he was married to [[Diana Lewis]] from 1940 until his death in 1984. He had a son with Wilson, William David (who committed suicide in 1968). Powell died on March 5, 1984 in his home in [[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs]], [[California]] from heart failure, at the age of 91. He was buried at [[Desert Memorial Park]] in [[Cathedral City, California|Cathedral City]], [[California]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons}} * [http://themave.com/Powell/ William Powell] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011212230/http://themave.com/Powell/ |date=2008-10-11 }} * {{IMDb name|1635}} * {{IBDB name|id=68559}} * {{Find a Grave|1416|William Powell|work=Actor|author=Donald Greyfield|date=January 1, 2001|accessdate=June 29, 2011}} * [http://film.virtual-history.com/person.php?personid=577 Phot