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- The William and Mousie Powell Award is an award given each year since 1986 by the LPGA Tour to a player who "whose behavior and deeds best exemplifies the spirit, ideals and values of the LPGA." The recipient is selected annually by a vote of LPGA Tour members. The award was renamed to the Founders Award in 2019.
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Powell was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times: for The Thin Man (1934), My Man Godfrey (1936), and Life with Father (1947). Early life. Powell was born in Pittsburgh in 1892, [1] the only child of Nettie Manila ( née Brady) and Horatio Warren Powell, an accountant.
1935 Nominee Oscar. Best Actor in a Leading Role. The Thin Man. New York Film Critics Circle Awards. 1947 Winner NYFCC Award. Best Actor. Life with Father. The Senator Was Indiscreet. Photoplay Awards. 1923 Winner Photoplay Award. Best Performances of the Month (July) The Bright Shawl. Walk of Fame. 1960 Winner Star on the Walk of Fame.
- July 29, 1892
- March 5, 1984
Powell received an Academy Award nomination for The Thin Man (1934) and later starred in the Best Picture winner for 1936, The Great Ziegfeld (1936). Powell could play any role with authority, whether in a comedy, thriller, or drama.
- January 1, 1
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- January 1, 1
- Palm Springs, California, USA
Powell was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times: for The Thin Man (1934), My Man Godfrey (1936), and Life with Father (1947). After high school, he left home for New York and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts at the age of 18. In 1912, Powell graduated from the AADA, and worked in some vaudeville and stock companies.
Powell received an Academy Award nomination for The Thin Man (1934) and later starred in the Best Picture winner for 1936, The Great Ziegfeld (1936). Powell could play any role with authority, whether in a comedy, thriller, or drama.
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- March 5, 1984
- July 29, 1892
Feb 27, 2020 · The screen version of the then longest running play on Broadway, was a box-office sensation, earning Powell his third and final Oscar nomination as well as the year’s Best Actor award from the New York Film Critics.
Apr 25, 2024 · By 1936 Powell was among the top 10 male box office attractions, and four of the five films in which he appeared that year received Academy Award nominations (My Man Godfrey, The Great Ziegfeld, Libeled Lady, and After the Thin Man), with Powell himself earning a nomination as best actor for his deft performance in the title role of My Man Godfrey.