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Tom Powers

American actor (1890–1955)

PersonDied aged 65humanQ388378

Also known as Thomas McCreery Powers

Born: July 7, 1890
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1.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in BnF authorities
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Died: November 7, 1955
, November 9, 1955
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1.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2019-08-30
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Birthplace: Owensboro
Place of death: Hollywood
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: stage actor
, film actor
, television actor
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Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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1.Stated in CONOR.SI
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Thomas McCreery Powers was an American actor in theatre, films, radio and television. A veteran of the Broadway stage, notably in plays by George Bernard Shaw, he created the role of Charles Marsden in Eugene O'Neill's Strange Interlude. He succeeded Orson Welles in the role of Brutus in the Mercury Theatre's debut production, Caesar. In films, he was a star of Vitagraph Pictures and later became best known for his role as the victim of scheming wife Barbara Stanwyck and crooked insurance salesman Fred MacMurray in the film noir classic Double Indemnity (1944).

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Given name: Tom
Family name: Powers
Genre: Western
End of work period: 1955
Start of work period: 1911
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-07-21
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Place of burial: Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
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