William Powell
Born | July 29, 1892 |
Hometown | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America |
Net worth | $5 million |
Height | 5'11" (1.80m) |
Spouse | Diana Lewis (m 1940 - 1984) , Eileen Wilson Powell (m 1915 - 1930) , Carole Lombard (m 1931 - 1933) |
Partner | Jean Harlow |
Children | William David Powell |
Parents | Horatio Warren Powell , Nettie Manila Powell |
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AWARDS
Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1948 | Academy Award | Actor | Life with Father | Nominated |
1937 | Academy Award | Actor | My Man Godfrey | Nominated |
1935 | Academy Award | Actor | The Thin Man (film) | Nominated |
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William Powell dead: Author of 'Anarchist Cookbook' dies aged 66
The author of “The Anarchist Cookbook,” a manual for causing violence which has sold millions of copies, has died at the age of 66. William Powell began his researching his book in the wake of his anger as a teenager about the Vietnam War. Mr Powell died on 11 July 2016 however media was not aware of his passing until the recent documentary, called “American Anarchist,” was released by director Charlie Siskel.
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Anarchist Cookbook author William Powell dies aged 66
The author of one of the most notorious books of the last century died of a heart attack – six months ago. William Powell’s The Anarchist Cookbook was used by Oklahoma bomber Timothy McVeigh in 1995 and the Columbine high school killers in 1999. The writer suffered a fatal heart attack while on holiday with his family in Nova Scotia on 11 July, at the age of 66.
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This IHOP employee says he takes from the rich to feed to the poor — but his boss disagrees. Prosecutors are accusing William Powell of giving away $3,000-plus in soft drinks as a waiter at a Brooklyn, New York IHOP, reports New York Daily News. "I am not stealing," Powell reportedly told cops.
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