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Tyrone Power Biography

Birth Name:Tyrone Edmund Power

Birth Place:Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Profession Actor, Soundtrack, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Joined the Marine Corps during World War II, ultimately earning an American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and World War II Victory Medal
  • Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960
  • Son of American stage and screen actor Tyrone Power, Sr
  • His stage debut came at age 14 in the mission play "La Golondrina․"
  • Quote: "I've done an awful lot of stuff that's a monument to public patience․"
  • Best known for his many roles in swashbuckler films, including "The Mark of Zorro" and "Blood and Sand․"
  • Appears on the cover of The Beatles' acclaimed album "Sgt․ Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band․"

Awards

  • 1937Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (February): winner
  • 1937Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (May): winner
  • 1937Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (July): winner
  • 1938Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (January): winner
  • 1938Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (March): winner
  • 1938Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (August): winner
  • 1939Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (November): winner
  • 1939Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (July): winner
  • 1940Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (July): winner
  • 1941Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (February): winner
  • 1941Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (August): winner
  • 1941Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (December): winner
  • 1942Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (August): winner
  • 1943Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (January): winner
  • 1943Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (July): winner
  • 1948Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (January): winner
  • 1949Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (February): winner
  • 1951Bambi-Best Actor - International: nominated
  • 1951Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (April): winner
  • 1952Bambi-Best Actor - International: winner