Tyrone Power
Biography
Tyrone Power was a sickly child, and his parents took him to S. California. After his parents' divorce he moved back to Ohio where…moreBorn
5/5/1901, Cincinatti, Ohio, USADied
11/15/1958Birth Name
Tyrone Edmund Power, Jr.Gender
MaleCredits
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Guest Star (9)
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I've Got a Secret (1952)
Guest
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S 6:
Ep 28
January 1, 1958
1/1/58
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S 6:
Ep 28
January 1, 1958
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Person to Person
Himself
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S 5:
Ep 15
December 20, 1957
12/20/57
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S 5:
Ep 15
December 20, 1957
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TV SPECIAL
Host
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S 1:
Ep 4
Standard Oil 75th Anniversary Show
10/13/57
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S 1:
Ep 4
Standard Oil 75th Anniversary Show
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Armchair Theatre
Jean
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S 1:
Ep 15
Miss Julie
12/23/56
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S 1:
Ep 15
Miss Julie
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Max Liebman Presents
Host
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S 1:
Ep 16
Promenade
5/22/55
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S 1:
Ep 16
Promenade
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What's My Line?
Mystery Guest
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S 6:
Ep 30
EPISODE #251
3/27/55
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S 6:
Ep 30
EPISODE #251
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Toast of the Town
scheduled guest
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S 8:
Ep 1
The Darryl F. Zanuck Story
9/12/54
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S 8:
Ep 1
The Darryl F. Zanuck Story
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The Academy Awards
Himself - Presenter
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S 26:
Ep 1
The 26th Annual Academy Awards
3/25/54
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S 26:
Ep 1
The 26th Annual Academy Awards
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We, The People
Guest Star
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S 2:
Ep 44
Tyrone Power/Mindy Carson
11/4/50
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S 2:
Ep 44
Tyrone Power/Mindy Carson
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I've Got a Secret (1952)
Trivia and Quotes
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Trivia
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Tyrone was offered the role of Marcellus in The Robe (1953) by Darryl F. Zanuck, hoping to get him to renew his contract with Twentieth Century Fox, but Tyrone opted to do the stage play "John Brown's Body" instead.
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Tyrone enlisted in the Marine Corps in August 1942 and became a Second Lieutenant in July 1943. Because of his prior flying experience logging 180 hours as a solo pilot, he went through a short training program and was promoted to First Lieutenant. After serving stateside in 1944, he went to the Pacific Theater in February 1945 and served in both the battles of Okinawa and Iwo Jima, transporting wounded soldiers and cargo to his carrier group. He returned to United States in November 1945 and was released from active duty in January 1946. He was promoted to Captain in the reserves on May 8, 1951, but was not recalled for the Korean War.
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Tyrone's will provided that his eyes be donated to the Estelle Doheny Eye Foundation, to be implanted in someone that needed a cornea transplant.
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Quotes
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Tyrone Power: I'm sick of all these knights in shining armor parts, I want to do something worthwhile like plays and films that have something to say.
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Tyrone Power: I've done an awful lot of stuff that's a monument to public patience.
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User Score: 49
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Lux823
User Score: 2
