Tyrone Power
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Publicity photo, 1940s
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| Born |
Tyrone Edmund Power III May 5, 1914 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
| Died | November 15, 1958 (aged 44) Madrid, Spain |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery, California, United States |
| Other names | Ty Power |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1932–58 |
| Spouse(s) |
Annabella (1939–1948; divorced; 1 adopted child) Deborah Ann Minardos (1958; his death; 1 child) |
| Children |
Romina Power Taryn Power Tyrone Power Jr. |
| Parent(s) |
Tyrone Power Sr. (father) Helen Emma Reaume (mother) |
| Relatives |
Sister: Ann Power Hardenbergh (1915–1999) Grandchildren: Ylenia Carrisi (1970; missing), Yari Carrisi (1973), Cristèl Carrisi (1985), Romina Jolanda Carrisi (1987), Tai Seeff (1980) Tony Tyrone Sales (1984) Valentina Sales (1985) Stella Greendeer (1996) |
Annabella (1939–1948; divorced; 1 adopted child)
Sister: Ann Power Hardenbergh (1915–1999) Grandchildren: Ylenia Carrisi (1970; missing), Yari Carrisi (1973), Cristèl Carrisi (1985), Romina Jolanda Carrisi (1987), Tai Seeff (1980) Tony Tyrone Sales (1984) Valentina Sales (1985)
Tyrone Edmund Power III (May 5, 1914 – November 15, 1958) was an American film, stage and radio 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, 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 English-born American stage and screen actor Tyrone Power, Sr., often known by his first name 'Fred'. Power was descended from a long theatrical line going back to his great-grandfather, the actor and comedian Tyrone Power (1795–1841). Tyrone Power's sister, Ann Power was born in 1915, after the family moved to California. His father's ancestry included Irish, English, Scottish, Italian, German, and French Huguenots (the latter through his paternal grandmother's Lavenu and Blossett ancestors). 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 (now the Stratford Shakespeare Festival) in Canada and the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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