Tyrone Power (1795-1841)
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William Grattan Tyrone Power (1795 – 17 March 1841), known professionally as Tyrone Power, was an Irish
stage actor, comedian, author and theatrical manager.
Born in Kilmacthomas
, County Waterford
, Ireland
to a landed family, he took to the stage achieving prominence throughout the world as an actor and manager. He is said to have purchased the land that would later be occupied by Madison Square Garden
, New York
shortly before his death at sea when his ship, the SS President
, sank shortly after departing for England. The lawyer who held the papers could not be found so the Power family were unable to claim right to the property.
He was well known for acting in such Irish-themed plays as Catherine Gore's King O'Neil (1835), his own St. Patrick's Eve (1837), Samuel Lover's Rory O'More (1837) and The White Horse of the Peppers (1838), Anna Marie Hall's The Groves of Blarney (1838), Eugene Macarthy's Charles O'Malley (1838), and Bayle Bernard's His Last Legs (1839) and The Irish Attorney (1840). In his discussion of these works, Richard Allen Cave has argued that Power, both in his acting as well as his choice of plays, sought to rehabilitate the Irishman from the derogatory associations with "stage Irishmen" ("Staging the Irishman" in Acts of Supremacy [1991]).
He had a number of notable descendants by his wife Anne, daughter of John Gilbert Esq. of the Isle of Wight
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Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
stage actor, comedian, author and theatrical manager.
Born in Kilmacthomas
Kilmacthomas
Kilmacthomas or Kilmactomas , often referred to locally as "Kilmac", is a town on the River Mahon in County Waterford, Ireland. It lies on the R677 immediately north of the N25 national primary road from Dungarvan to Waterford....
, County Waterford
County Waterford
*Abbeyside, Affane, Aglish, Annestown, An Rinn, Ardmore*Ballinacourty, Ballinameela, Ballinamult, Ballinroad, Ballybeg, Ballybricken, Ballyduff Lower, Ballyduff Upper, Ballydurn, Ballygunner, Ballylaneen, Ballymacarbry, Ballymacart, Ballynaneashagh, Ballysaggart, Ballytruckle, Bilberry, Bunmahon,...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
to a landed family, he took to the stage achieving prominence throughout the world as an actor and manager. He is said to have purchased the land that would later be occupied by Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
shortly before his death at sea when his ship, the SS President
SS President
SS President was a British passenger liner that was the largest ship in the world when she was commissioned in 1840, and the first steamship to founder on the transatlantic run when she was lost at sea with all 136 on board in March 1841....
, sank shortly after departing for England. The lawyer who held the papers could not be found so the Power family were unable to claim right to the property.
He was well known for acting in such Irish-themed plays as Catherine Gore's King O'Neil (1835), his own St. Patrick's Eve (1837), Samuel Lover's Rory O'More (1837) and The White Horse of the Peppers (1838), Anna Marie Hall's The Groves of Blarney (1838), Eugene Macarthy's Charles O'Malley (1838), and Bayle Bernard's His Last Legs (1839) and The Irish Attorney (1840). In his discussion of these works, Richard Allen Cave has argued that Power, both in his acting as well as his choice of plays, sought to rehabilitate the Irishman from the derogatory associations with "stage Irishmen" ("Staging the Irishman" in Acts of Supremacy [1991]).
He had a number of notable descendants by his wife Anne, daughter of John Gilbert Esq. of the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
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.- Norah Power m. Dr. Thomas Guthrie
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British theatrical director.
- Sir
- Norah Power m. Dr. Thomas Guthrie
- Maurice Henry Anthony O'Reilly Power 1821–1849 initially trained as a barrister but later took up acting.
- Frederick Augustus Dobbyn Nugent Power 1823–1896 civil engineer who left a large estate of £Pound sterlingThe pound sterling , commonly called the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory and Tristan da Cunha. It is subdivided into 100 pence...
197,000 (a minimum of 15.6 million pounds sterling or 28 million US dollarUnited States dollarThe United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
s in 2006 terms). - Clara Elizabeth Murray Power (1825-)
- Mary Jane Power (1827-)
- Harold Littledale Power (1833-1901) actor, wine merchant, mine agent & engineer.
- Tyrone Power, Sr.Tyrone Power, Sr.Frederick Tyrone Edmond Power was an English-born American stage and screen actor, who acted under the name Tyrone Power.-Early life:Power was born in London in 1869, the son of Harold Littledale Power and Ethel Lavenu...
(1869–1931) English-American theatre and silent movie star.- Tyrone PowerTyrone PowerTyrone Edmund Power, Jr. , usually credited as Tyrone Power and known sometimes as Ty Power, was an American film and stage actor who appeared in dozens of films from the 1930s to the 1950s, often in swashbuckler roles or romantic leads such as in The Mark of Zorro, Blood and Sand, The Black Swan,...
(1914–1958) American Hollywood star of the 1930s–1950s.- Romina PowerRomina PowerRomina Francesca Power is an American-born singer and actress.-Biography:Born in Los Angeles, California, Romina Power is the eldest daughter of American actor Tyrone Power and his second wife, actress Linda Christian....
b.1951 American-Italian singer and film actress. - Taryn PowerTaryn PowerTaryn Stephanie Power is an American actress and the younger daughter of the actor Tyrone Power and his second wife, Mexican actress Linda Christian.Deutsch, Linda . , Lewiston Evening Journal...
b.1953 film actress. - Tyrone Power, Jr. b.1959 American film actor.
- Romina Power
- Tyrone Power
- Tyrone Power, Sr.
Published works
- Born to Good Luck: or the Irishman’s Fortune. A farce in two acts. Adapted from “False and True”.
- How to Pay the Rent; a farce, in one act [and in prose]
- St. Patrick’s Eve; or the Order of the Day. A drama in three acts [and in prose]
- The Lost Heir and The Prediction (1830)
- The King’s Secret (1831)
- The Gipsy of the Abruzzo. (1831)
- Impressions of America, during the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. (1836)
External links
- Tyrone Power (1795-1841) charcoal & painted images at NY Public Library