Tyrone Power (Irish actor)
Tyrone Power | |
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_(14790447463).jpg) Tyrone Power c. 1840 | |
| Born | William Grattan Tyrone Power 20 November 1797 Kilmacthomas, County Waterford, Ireland |
| Died | 17 March 1841 (aged 43) North Atlantic Ocean |
| Spouse | Anne Gilbert |
| Children | 6, including William |
William Grattan Tyrone Power (20 November 1797 – 17 March 1841), known professionally as Tyrone Power, was an Irish stage actor, comedian, author and theatrical manager. He was an ancestor of the American actors Tyrone Power Sr. and Tyrone Power and is also referred to as Tyrone Power I.[1][2]
Life and career
Born in
The young Power took to the stage, achieving prominence throughout the world as an actor and manager. His major break came when fellow Irishman
He had a number of notable descendants by his wife Anne, daughter of John Gilbert of the Isle of Wight: Anne Power is buried in the churchyard of St Mary The Virgin Church in High Halden, Kent, England.
- Sir William James Murray Tyrone Power[5] (1819–1911) Commissary General in Chief of the British Army and briefly Agent-General for New Zealand.
- Norah Power, who married Dr. Thomas Guthrie
- Sir Tyrone Guthrie British theatrical director (1900–1971).
- Norah Power, who married Dr. Thomas Guthrie
- Maurice Henry Anthony O'Reilly Power[5] (1821–1849) trained as a barrister but later took up acting.
- Frederick Augustus Dobbyn Nugent Power[5] (1823–1896), civil engineer, left a large estate of £197,000, equivalent to £15.6 million or 28 million US dollars in 2006.
- Clara Elizabeth Murray Power[5] (born 1825)
- Mary Jane Power[5] (born 1827)
- Harold Littledale Power (1833–1901) actor, wine merchant, mine agent & engineer.
- Tyrone Power Sr. (1869–1931), English theatre and silent movie star.
- Tyrone Power (1914–1958), American Hollywood star of the 1930s to 1950s. Did not use Tyrone Power III as his screen name.
- Romina Power (born 1951), American singer and film actress.
- Taryn Power (1953–2020), film actress.
- Tyrone Power Jr. (born 1959) American film actor. Did not use Tyrone Power IV as his screen name.
- Tyrone Power (1914–1958), American Hollywood star of the 1930s to 1950s. Did not use Tyrone Power III as his screen name.
- Tyrone Power Sr. (1869–1931), English theatre and silent movie star.
Tyrone Power was lost at sea in March 1841, when the SS President disappeared without trace in the North Atlantic.[6]
See also
Published works
- Born to Good Luck: or the Irishman's Fortune. A farce in two acts. Adapted from "False and True".
- How to Pay the Rent; a farce, in one act [and in prose]
- St. Patrick's Eve; or the Order of the Day. A drama in three acts [and in prose]
- The Lost Heir and The Prediction (1830)
- The King's Secret (1831)
- The Gipsy of the Abruzzo. (1831)
- Impressions of America, during the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. (1836)
References
- ISBN 978-0838641668. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ISBN 978-0806504773. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ a b Hector Arce, The Secret Life of Tyrone Power: The drama of a bisexual in the spotlight (Morrow, 1979), p. 26
- ^ Famous Actor Families in America
- ^ St Andrew, Holborn
- ^ Northern Mariner, Volume 15 (Canadian Nauatical Research Society, 2005), p. 65
External links
- Works by Tyrone Power at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Tyrone Power at Internet Archive (note: includes results for both Tyrone Power I and Tyrone Power III)
- Impressions of America During the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume I at Project Gutenberg
- Impressions of America During the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II at Project Gutenberg
- Tyrone Power (1795–1841) charcoal & painted images at NY Public Library
