Michael Powell | |
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Born | Michael Latham Powell 30 September 1905 Bekesbourne, Kent, England |
Died | 19 February 1990 Avening, Gloucestershire, England | (aged 84)
Cause of death | Cancer |
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Years active | 1925–1983 |
Spouse(s) | Gloria Mary Rouger (m. 1927; div. 1927) Frankie Reidy (m. 1943; died 1983) Thelma Schoonmaker (m. 1984) |
Children | 2 |
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]