Tyrone Power Biography

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NAME: Tyrone Power
OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Theater Actor
BIRTH DATE: May 05, 1914
DEATH DATE: November 15, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH: Cincinnati, Ohio
PLACE OF DEATH: Madrid, Spain
Full Name: Tyrone Edmund Power Jr.
AKA: Tyrone Edmund Power
AKA: Tyrone Power

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Tyrone Power was a stage and film actor known for his roles in such films as Witness for the Prosecution and The Mark of Zorro.

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In the years before his death, he had steady successes on Broadway in Mr. Roberts (1950), The Devil's Disciple (1950), John Brown's Body (1952), The Dark is Light Enough (1955) and Back to Methuselah (1958).

Although Power considered himself first and foremost a stage actor, his films are the medium that propelled him to stardom. Nevertheless, throughout his life the matinee idol fought for recognition as a serious dramatic actor.