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Michael Powell was an English film director, writer, and producer. He is best known for his work with Emeric Pressburger on films such as The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Black Narcissus (1947), and The Red Shoes (1948). He was also a pioneer of the British New Wave movement, making innovative films such as Peeping Tom (1960). Powell was born in Bekesbourne, Kent, England, on 30 September 1905. He began his career as a film editor in the 1920s, and in the 1930s he began directing films. He worked with Pressburger on a number of films, and the two formed a successful partnership. Powell's films were often controversial, and he was often criticized for his use of violence and sex in his films. He was also known for his use of color and his innovative camera techniques. Powell died in 1990 at the age of 84. He was posthumously awarded the BAFTA Fellowship in 1991.

Popular As Michael Latham Powell
Occupation director,writer,producer
Age 85 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 30 September, 1905
Birthday 30 September
Birthplace Bekesbourne, Kent, England, UK
Date of death 19 February, 1990
Died Place Avening, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Nationality United Kingdom

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Michael Powell Height, Weight & Measurements

At 85 years old, Michael Powell height is 6' 2" (1.88 m) .

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Height 6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Who Is Michael Powell's Wife?

His wife is Thelma Schoonmaker (19 May 1984 - 19 February 1990) ( his death), Frankie Reidy (1 July 1943 - 5 July 1983) ( her death) ( 2 children), Gloria Mary Rouger (1927 - 1927) ( divorced)

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Wife Thelma Schoonmaker (19 May 1984 - 19 February 1990) ( his death), Frankie Reidy (1 July 1943 - 5 July 1983) ( her death) ( 2 children), Gloria Mary Rouger (1927 - 1927) ( divorced)
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Michael Powell Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Michael Powell worth at the age of 85 years old? Michael Powell’s income source is mostly from being a successful Director. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Michael Powell's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

77 Park Lane (1931)£300
The Man Behind the Mask (1936)£1,000
The Edge of the World (1937)£1,000 (for screenplay)
Contraband (1940)£2,000
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)£3,000
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)£2,500 + 12.5% of profits
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)£5,000 + 12.5% of profits
The Red Shoes (1948)18.75% of profits
Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955)£6,500

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Timeline

2014

In 2014 an English Heritage Blue Plaque was erected to commemorate Powell and Emeric Pressburger at their old offices in London. The plaque was unveiled by Martin Scorsese and Thelma Schoonmaker.

2002

In 2002 the Donostia-San Sebastián film festival included a retrospective showing 43 films by Powell. This was the largest number of his films that has ever been seen in one place--so far.

1987

In 1987 he was awarded Hon Doctorate, Royal College of Arts.

1983

In 1983 he was made Fellow of the British Film Institute (BFI).

1981

He was Senior Director in Residence at Coppola's Zoetrope Studios in 1981, and in fact married Scorsese's longtime editor Thelma Schoonmaker.

1980

In 1980 he lectured at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire.

1978

In 1978 he was awarded Hon DLitt, University of East Anglia.

1975

Although he was still married to Frankie Reidy, he lived for some years with Pamela Brown until her death in 1975.

1970

Kevin Gough-Yates pioneered the recovery of Powell's and Emeric Pressburger's reputations in Europe. He organized the first major retrospective of their works in 1970 at the National Film Theatre in London and published the seminal interview "Michael Powell in Collaboration with Emeric Pressburger". In 1973 Gough-Yates organized the Europalia exhibition at the Royal Film Archive, Belgium, and featured the Powell/Pressburger films as its main focus. Another important interview with Powell was again published. Subsequently he was the main catalyst in getting the films known throughout Europe.

1960

Powell went on to make the controversial Peeping Tom (1960), a film so vilified by critics and officials alike that he didn't work in England for a very long time.

He was "re-discovered" in the late 1960s and Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese tried to set up joint projects with him.

1957

When he was in Crete to prepare the set of Night Ambush (1957) he wore a kilt. Seeing that, the inhabitants of the island thought he was "a Scottish general asking odd questions about partisans".

1940

Between them, under the banner of "The Archers", they shared joint credits for an important series of films through the 1940s and '50s.

1935

He directed Esmond Knight in eight films: Someday (1935), Blackout (1940), A Canterbury Tale (1944), Black Narcissus (1947), The Red Shoes (1948), Gone to Earth (1950), Peeping Tom (1960) and The Boy Who Turned Yellow (1972). He co-directed A Canterbury Tale (1944), Black Narcissus (1947), The Red Shoes (1948), Gone to Earth (1950) with Emeric Pressburger.

1925

In 1925 he joined Rex Ingram making Mare Nostrum (1926). He learned his craft by working at various jobs in the (then) thriving English studios of Denham and Pinewood, working his way up to director on a series of "quota quickies" (short films made to fulfill quota/tariff agreements between Britain and America in between the wars). Very rarely for the times, he had a true "world view" and, although in the mold of a classic English "gentleman", he was always a citizen of the world. It was therefore very fitting that he should team up with an émigré Hungarian Jew, Emeric Pressburger, who understood the English better than they did themselves.

1923

Has been quoted as saying that A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923) had a very critical impact on his career.

1922

The son of Thomas William Powell and Mabel (nee Corbett). Michael Powell was always a self-confessed movie addict. He was brought up partly in Canterbury ("The Garden of England") and partly in the south of France (where his parents ran a hotel). Educated at Kings School, Canterbury and Dulwich College, he worked at the National Provincial Bank from 1922-25.