William Powell
(1892-1984)

William Powell in Libeled Lady trailer Cropped screenshot of William Powell from the trailer for the film Libeled Lady (1936). Foto: Trailer screenshot / Public Domain

American actor – William Powell was born in Pittsburgh (City and county seat in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States) on July 29th, 1892 and died in Palm Springs (Resort city in Riverside County, southern California, United States) on March 5th, 1984 at the age of 91. Today William Powell would be 131 years old.

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Age

how old was William Powell when he died?

William Powell died in 1984 at the age of 91.

Biographical data

Birthday	July 29th, 1892 (Friday)
Place of Birth	Pittsburgh City and county seat in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Death Date	March 5th, 1984 (Monday)
Death place	Palm Springs Resort city in Riverside County, southern California, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Leo (The Lion) ♌
Chinese Zodiac	Dragon 龍

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William Powell

Birthday

When was William Powell born?

William Powell was born on July 29th, 1892.

Death

When did William Powell die?

William Powell died on March 5th, 1984 at the age of 91 in Palm Springs (Resort city in Riverside County, southern California, United States). Today William Powell would be 131 years old.