Power, Tyrone (Edmund)

Japanese: パワー(英語表記)Power, Tyrone (Edmund)
Power, Tyrone (Edmund)
Born: May 5, 1914, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Died November 15, 1958, Madrid, Spain. American actor, known for his adventure and action films. Named after his great-grandfather, Tyrone Power (1795-1841), a popular Irish actor and comedian. His father, Frederick Tyrone (1869-1931), was a stage actor who also appeared in Hollywood films. After several years with touring Shakespeare companies and minor roles in films, Tyrone made his Broadway debut in 1935 in Romeo and Juliet. He achieved his first success in the film world with a role in Lloyd's of London (1936), and was subsequently cast in a succession of leading roles, producing hits such as Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938), In Old Chicago (1938), Jesse James (1939), and Blood and Sand (1941). He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, and returned to the film industry after the war, appearing in films such as The Razor's Edge (1946), The Eddie Duchin Story (1956), and Witness for the Prosecution (1957). He died suddenly while filming on location in Spain. Between film appearances, he also appeared on stage, giving outstanding performances in such productions as John Brown's Body (1952) and Back to Methuselah (1958).

Power
Power, Eileen Edna le Poer

Born January 9, 1889 in Cheshire
[Died] August 8, 1940, London. British female economic historian. After graduating from Cambridge University, she was assistant professor at the London School of Economics from 1924 to 1931, and became a professor there in 1931. In 1937, she married M. Postan, a co-researcher at the same school. She made a great contribution to the study of medieval British economic history. Her main works include Medieval People (1924) and The Wool Trade in English Medieval History (41).

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Japanese:
[生]1914.5.5. アメリカ合衆国,オハイオ,シンシナティ
[没]1958.11.15. スペイン,マドリード
アメリカ合衆国の俳優。冒険物アクション映画で活躍した。アイルランドで人気の俳優兼コメディアンだった曾祖父タイロン・パワー(1795~1841)の名前を譲り受けた。父のフレデリック・タイロン(1869~1931)はハリウッド映画にも出演した舞台役者。数年間シェークスピア作品劇団の巡業に参加したり映画で端役を得たりしたあと,1935年に『ロミオとジュリエット』Romeo and Julietでブロードウェーでのデビューを果たした。映画界では『勝鬨』Lloyd's of London(1936)に出演して初めて成功を収め,その後は立て続けに主役に抜擢され,『世紀の楽団』Alexander's Ragtime Band(1938),『シカゴ』In Old Chicago(1938),『地獄への道』Jesse James(1939),『血と砂』Blood and Sand(1941)など,さまざまなヒット作を世に出した。第2次世界大戦中はアメリカ軍海兵隊に所属し,戦後映画界に復帰して『剃刀の刃』The Razor's Edge(1946),『愛情物語』The Eddie Duchin Story(1956),『情婦』Witness for the Prosecution(1957)などに出演。スペインでロケ撮影中に急死した。映画出演の合間に舞台でも活躍し,『ジョン・ブラウンの遺骸』John Brown's Body(1952),『メトセラへ帰れ』Back to Methuselah(1958)などで秀逸な演技を披露した。

パワー
Power, Eileen Edna le Poer

[生]1889.1.9. チェシャー
[没]1940.8.8. ロンドン
イギリスの女流経済史学者。ケンブリッジ大学卒業後,1924~31年ロンドン・スクール・オブ・エコノミクス助教授,31年同教授となり,37年同校での共同研究者 M.ポスタンと結婚。イギリス中世経済史に多大の成果をあげた。主著『中世に生きる人々』 Medieval People (1924) ,『イギリス中世羊毛貿易』 The Wool Trade in English Medieval History (41) 。

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