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William Horatio Powell (July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was an American actor, known primarily for his film career. Under contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the Thin Man series based on the Nick and Nora Charles characters created by Dashiell Hammett .
Hired Wife was dramatized as a radio play on an hour-long broadcast of Lux Radio Theatre on November 3, 1941. William Powell and Myrna Loy play the Aherne/Russell roles. [2] On September 22, 1941, at the end of Lydia Cecil B. DeMille announced [3] that Powell and Loy would play in a performance of Third Finger, Left Hand on September 29.
Mister Roberts was William Powell's final film and final acting appearance, although he lived nearly another 30 years, dying at age 91 in 1984. The film was James Cagney's last movie for Warner Bros., the studio that had propelled him to stardom in the 1930s and under which he had spent the majority of his career under contract.
Left-handed people only make up about 10% of the world's population — so you might be surprised to learn how many of them have been world leaders, artists, well-known athletes, award-winning actors.
Today marks the day all left handers are able to rejoice and celebrate their lovely feature. We decided to round up a few celebs who share the same trait of being left handed. 1.)
James A. Garfield (March 4, 1881 – September 19, 1881) was ambidextrous; [11] he was the only known left-handed president prior to the 20th century. [4]Harry S. Truman (April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953) was left-handed as a child, [4] he wrote with his right hand and used his left for most other activities.
Only eight presidents have been left-handed. James. A Garfield was the first left-handed president, according to Potus.com.Barack Obama was the most recent one.
New York Times film critic Bosley Crowther called Take One False Step a "curiously mixed-up mystery picture" and wrote: "Something of the same drollery that was displayed by William Powell in his saturnine performance of Nick Charles in the Thin Man films is flashed by him on a few occasions ...