Directing

Michael Powell

Michael Powell is best known for The Defenders, The South Bank Show and Espionage. Michael Powell was born on September 30, 1905. Michael Powell died on February 19, 1990 at the age of 84.

Born: September 30, 1905
Place of birth: Bekesbourne, Kent, England
Died: February 19, 1990 (84 years old)

Biography

Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was a renowned English film director, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. They worked together under the name of "The Archers" and produced a series of classic British films, notably The Thief of Bagdad (1940), 49th Parallel (1941), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Matter of Life and Death (1946, also called Stairway to Heaven), Black Narcissus (1947) and The Red Shoes (1948). His controversial 1960 film Peeping Tom, however, was so vilified that his career was seriously damaged.