Tyrone Power Sr.

Overview

Frederick Tyrone Power was born in London, England, the son of concert pianist Harold Littledale Power and stage actress Ethel Lavenu, and the grandson of famed Irish actor Tyrone Power (1795-1841). He was educated at Dulwich College. His family emigrated to the U.S. and he was sent to Florida to work as a citrus farmer. However, he hated farming, having always wanted to be an actor, so he abandoned the citrus ranch and made his stage debut in 'The Private Secretary' in 1886. He toured the U.S., Britain, and Australia in theatrical tours, becoming a famed matinee idol and calling himself Tyrone Power II and Tyrone Power the Younger. In 1912, he was acclaimed for his Brutus in 'Julius Caesar'. In 1914, he entered films and played leading roles until age moved him into often villainous character roles. At home one night after shooting on the film 'The Miracle Man' in 1931, Power suffered a massive heart attack and died literally in the arms of his 17-year-old son, Tyrone Power (Tyrone Edmund Power Jr., as he was legally named).
- IMDb mini biography by: Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>

First of three generations of 20th-century actors to bear the Tyrone Power name. Primogenitor and namesake of them all was his grandfather, the great Irish actor Tyrone Power (1797 - 1841).
Both he and his son Tyrone Power died while working on a film, requiring their roles to be re-cast and re-shot -- he in The Miracle Man (1932) (replaced by Hobart Bosworth) and his son in Solomon and Sheba (1959) (replaced by Yul Brynner).
Father of Tyrone Power.
His only talking film was The Big Trail (1930).
Although known today as Tyrone Power Sr., he was always billed as Tyrone Power in his film appearances.

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