William powell actor death: 59 Photos

Death. Powell died in Palm Springs, California, on March 5, 1984, at the age of 91 from pneumonia. He is buried at the Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California, near his third wife, Diana Lewis, and his only child, William David Powell.

Mister Roberts (1955). Among the most popular of his later films are Life with Father (1947), for which he was again nominated for an Academy Award, How to Marry a Millionaire (1953), and Mister Roberts (1955), his final film. Powell retired from acting in 1955 and moved to Palm Springs with his third wife, actress Diana Lewis, whom he ...);})();(function(){window.jsl.dh(3LrFZqiXEtq2wPAP05qI8Qk__46,

Their frequent pairing—always playing a couple—and on-screen chemistry, especially in their six popular Thin Man films, where they played husband and wife Nick and Nora Charles, led many fans to believe they were married in real life. However, they were only good friends.

Biographer David Stenn shares the touching letter from blonde bombshell Jean Harlow to her lover, screen legend William Powell in our LETTERS FROM HOLLYWOOD series now streaming on #HBOMax.

After her third marriage ended in 1934, Harlow met William Powell, another MGM star, and quickly fell in love. The couple were reportedly engaged for two years, but differences that ranged from past marriages to Powell's uncertainty about the future, kept them from publicly formalizing their relationship.