Michael Powell

Michael Powell
Powell in 1943
Born
Michael Latham Powell

(1905-09-30)30 September 1905
Bekesbourne, Kent, England
Died19 February 1990(1990-02-19) (aged 84)
Avening, Gloucestershire, England
Cause of deathCancer
Occupations
  • Film director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1925–1983
Spouse(s)
Gloria Mary Rouger
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(m. 1927; div. 1927)​

Frankie Reidy
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(m. 1943; died 1983)​

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(m. 1984)​
Children2

Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was an English filmmaker. He was known for directing and writing the movies The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Canterbury Tale (1944), I Know Where I'm Going! (1945), A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Black Narcissus (1947), The Red Shoes (1948), and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951).[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Mark D. Eckel (2014). "When the Lights Go Down". p. 167. WestBow Press.
  2. ↑ Forshaw, Barry (20 September 2012). British Crime Film: Subverting the Social Order. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-137-18497-9.
  3. ↑ Crouse, Richard (26 August 2003). The 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen. ECW Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-55490-540-9.