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- NAME: William Powell
- OCCUPATION: Film Actor
- BIRTH DATE: July 29, 1892
- DEATH DATE: March 05, 1984
- EDUCATION: American Academy of Dramatic Arts
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- PLACE OF DEATH: Palms Springs, California
- Full Name: William Horatio Powell
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William Powell was a baritone-voiced actor remembered for playing Nick Charles in The Thin Man films.
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By 1936, William Powell was among the top 10 male box office attractions, and four of the five films in which he appeared that year received Oscar nominations, with Powell himself earning a nomination as best actor for his deft performance in the title role of My Man Godfrey. He is best remembered, however, as Nick Charles in The Thin Man series of films.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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