Frank Powell | |
|---|---|
 The Moving Picture World, 1916 | |
| Born | Francis William Powell May 8, 1877 |
| Died | April 10, 1964 (aged 86) |
| Occupation | Actor-Director-Producer-Screenwriter |
| Years active | c. 1897-1920s |
| Spouses | Eleanor G. Hicks (m. 1907-div. 1914)[1][2] Emma H. Miller (m. 1915-div. 1923)[3] |
| Children | Frank Baden Powell (son, 1910-1974)[2][4] |
Francis William Powell (May 8, 1877 – April 10, 1964) was a Canadian-born American stage and silent film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter who worked predominantly in the United States.[5][6] He is also credited with "discovering" Theda Bara and casting her in a starring role in the 1915 release A Fool There Was. Her performance in that production, under Powell's direction, quickly earned Bara widespread fame as the film industry's most popular evil seductress or on-screen "vamp".[7]
- ^ "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918", Frank Powell to Eleanor G. Hicks, June 5, 1907; Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia. Digital copy of original page in Canadian marriage registry, Nova Scotia Archive; online access and copy of record in FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah. Cited entry in registry confirms names of Powell's parents and year and location of his birth.
- ^ a b "Wins Increase In Alimony: Actress Convinces Court Frank Powell Can Pay Her More Money", news item regarding 1914 divorce of Eleanor (Hicks) Powell from Frank Powell and reference to their son, The New York Times, February 23, 1917, p. 11. ProQuest Historical Newspapers (subscribed database).
- ^ "Powell a Benedict", news item about Powell's marriage to actress Jane Miller, Motion Picture News, November 27, 1915, p. 1673. Internet Archive, San Francisco, California. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ "Frank Baden Powell" (June 26, 1910-July 7, 1974), son of Eleanor G. Hicks and Frank Powell, death location: Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Armed Forces Grave Registrations, Iowa, c. 1835-1998. Record transcription from digital archives, Salt Lake City, Utah, FamilySearch.
- ^ "Ontario Births, 1869-1912", digital copy of original handwritten birth registration of Francis William Powell, 034345, May 8, 1877, City of Hamilton, Wentworth County. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Canada; FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- ^ "Frank Powell"; credit listings as actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. American Film Institute (AFI), Los Angeles, California.
- ^ Ramsaye, Terry. A Million and One Nights: A History of the Motion Picture Through 1925. New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc., 1926, p. 702.