William Grattan Tyrone Power (20 November 1797 – 17 March 1841), known professionally as Tyrone Power, was an Irish stage actor, comedian, author and theatrical manager. He was an ancestor of the American actor

Tyrone Power Tyrone Edmund Power III (May 5, 1914 – November 15, 1958) was an American actor. From the 1930s to the 1950s, Power appeared in dozens of films, often in swashbuckler roles or romantic leads. His better-known films include '' Jesse James'', ...

and is also referred to as Tyrone Power I.

Life and career

Born in

Kilmacthomas Kilmacthomas or Kilmactomas (), often referred to locally as "Kilmac", is a town on the River Mahon in County Waterford, Ireland. It lies on the R677, a road north of the N25 national primary road from Dungarvan to Waterford. History During ...

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, Ireland, Power was the son of Tyrone Power, reported to be “a minstrel of sorts”, by his marriage to Maria Maxwell, whose father had been killed while serving in the

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during the

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.Hector Arce, ''The Secret Life of Tyrone Power: The drama of a bisexual in the spotlight'' (Morrow, 1979), p. 26 His father was related to the Powers who were of the

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and to

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. The young Power took to the stage, achieving prominence throughout the world as an actor and manager. He was well known for acting in such Irish-themed plays as

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's ''King O'Neil'' (1835), his own ''St. Patrick's Eve'' (1837),

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's ''Rory O'More'' (1837) and ''The White Horse of the Peppers'' (1838),

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's ''The Groves of Blarney'' (1838), Eugene Macarthy's ''Charles O'Malley'' (1838) (see

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), and Bayle Bernard's ''His Last Legs'' (1839) and ''The Irish Attorney'' (1840). In his discussion of these works, Richard Allen Cave has argued that Power, both in his acting as well as his choice of plays, sought to rehabilitate the Irishman from the derogatory associations with " stage Irishmen" ("Staging the Irishman" in ''Acts of Supremacy''

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. He had a number of notable descendants by his wife Anne, daughter of John Gilbert of the

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: Anne Power is buried in the churchyard of St Mary The Virgin Church in

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, Kent, England. * Sir William James Murray Tyrone PowerRegisters of

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(1819–1911) Commissary General in Chief of the British Army and briefly Agent-General for New Zealand. **Norah Power, who married Dr.

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***

Sir Tyrone Guthrie Sir William Tyrone Guthrie (2 July 1900 – 15 May 1971) was an English theatrical director instrumental in the founding of the Stratford Festival of Canada, the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the Tyrone Guthrie Centre at his ...

British theatrical director (1900–1971). *Maurice Henry Anthony O'Reilly Power (1821–1849) trained as a barrister but later took up acting. *Frederick Augustus Dobbyn Nugent Power (1823–1896), civil engineer, left a large estate of £197,000, equivalent to £15.6 million or 28 million

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s in 2006. *Clara Elizabeth Murray Power (born 1825) *Mary Jane Power (born 1827) *Harold Littledale Power (1833–1901) actor, wine merchant, mine agent & engineer. **

Tyrone Power Sr. Frederick Tyrone Edmond Power Sr. (2 May 1869 – 23 December 1931) was an English-born American stage and screen actor, known professionally as Tyrone Power. He is now usually referred to as Tyrone Power Sr. to differentiate him from his son ...

(1869–1931), English theatre and silent movie star. ***

(1914–1958), American Hollywood star of the 1930s to 1950s. Did not use Tyrone Power III as his screen name. ****

Romina Power Romina Francesca Power (born October 2, 1951) is an American actress and singer born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Hollywood matinée idol Tyrone Power and actress Linda Christian. With then-husband Albano Carrisi, she for ...

(born 1951), American singer and film actress. ****

Taryn Power Taryn Stephanie Power (September 13, 1953 – June 26, 2020) was an American actress. Biography Early life Taryn was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1953, to actors Tyrone Power and Linda Christian.Deutsch, Linda (Associated Press)(2 Janua ...

(1953–2020), film actress. ****

Tyrone Power Jr. Tyrone William Power IV (born January 22, 1959), usually billed as Tyrone Power Jr., is an American actor, the only son of Hollywood star Tyrone Power and his third wife Deborah Minardos Power. He was born after the death of his father. He is th ...

(born 1959) American film actor. Did not use Tyrone Power IV as his screen name. Tyrone Power was lost at sea in March 1841, when the disappeared without trace in the North Atlantic.''Northern Mariner'', Volume 15 (Canadian Nauatical Research Society, 2005), p. 65

Published works

*''Born to Good Luck: or the Irishman's Fortune. A farce in two acts. Adapted from "False and True".'' *''How to Pay the Rent; a farce, in one act nd in prose' *''St. Patrick's Eve; or the Order of the Day. A drama in three acts nd in prose' *''The Lost Heir and The Prediction'' (1830) *''The King's Secret'' (1831) *''The Gipsy of the Abruzzo.'' (1831) *''Impressions of America, during the years 1833, 1834 and 1835.'' (1836)

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