William Horatio Powell was an American actor, known primarily for his film career. Under contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the Thin Man series base
1936 portrait for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by George Hurrell
Powell in When Knighthood Was in Flower, 1922
Phillips Holmes, Powell and Fay Wray in Pointed Heels, 1929
Promotional photo for The Thin Man (1934) with Powell, co-star Myrna Loy, and Skippy as Asta
Carole Lombard was an American actress, particularly noted for her energetic, often off-beat roles in screwball comedies. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Lombard 23rd on its list of the gr
William Powell
…a television writer and producer before a period of ill health and depression led to his suicide in 1968. On June 26, 1931, Powell married actress Carole Lombard. They divorced in 1933, but starred in My Man Godfrey three years later. Powell was devastated by her death in an airplane crash in 1942. He was…
Lombard, aged 12, with Monte Blue in her film debut, A Perfect Crime (1921)
Lombard in a publicity still from 1927, during her time as a "Mack Sennett girl"
Lombard in a picture taken by William E. Thomas, 1929