Name: Michael Powell
Date of Birth: Father of Columba Powell and Kevin Powell Ian Christie of the BFI has also written two books about him: "Powell, Pressburger and others" and "Arrows of Desire" both published through the BFI, London. 1978: Awarded Hon DLitt, University of East Anglia. 1978: Awarded Hon DLitt, University of Kent. 1981: Made fellow of BAFTA. 1983: Made fellow of the British Film Institute (BFI). 1987: Awarded Hon Doctorate, Royal College of Arts. In "Who's Who", he listed his recreation as "Leaning on gates". ... Kevin Gough-Yates pioneered the recovery of Powell's and Emeric Pressburger's reputations in Europe. He organized the first major retrospective of their works in 1970 at the National Film Theatre in London and published the seminal interview "Michael Powell in Collaboration with Emeric Pressburger". In 1973 Gough-Yates organized the Europalia exhibition at the Royal Film Archive, Belgium, and featured the Powell/Pressburger films as its main focus. Another important interview with Powell was again published. Subsequently he was the main catalyst in getting the films known throughout Europe. 2002" The Donostia-San Sebasti?n film festival included a retrospective showing 43 films by Powell. This was the largest number of his films that has ever been seen in one place -- so far. Ian Christie of the British Film Institute (BFI) has led a revival of interest in Powell's work. He has organized many Michael Powell Seasons at the BFI/NFT (British Film Institute/National Film Theatre) and initiated restoration work on many of Powell's classic films that were thought to be lost in their original form. 1970: The BFI held its first Powell and Emeric Pressburger retrospective. Fourteen films were shown and the booklet "Michael Powell in Collaboration with Emeric Pressburger" by Kevin Gough-Yates was published to accompany the season. 1978: The BFI held a complete retrospective showing all the extant works of Powell and Emeric Pressburger. The book "Powell, Pressburger and Others" by Ian Christie was published to accompany this. Was voted the 22nd Greatest Director of all time by Entertainment Weekly. Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 882-888. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987. When he was in Crete to prepare the set of Ill Met by Moonlight (1957) he wore a kilt. Seeing that, the inhabitants of the island thought he was "a Scottish general asking odd questions about partisans". Was introduced to his wife Thelma Schoonmaker by Martin Scorsese. 1957: Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival. Powell has been quoted as saying that A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923) had a very critical impact on his career. He and his first wife Gloria only stayed together for three weeks before they decided to get a divorce. Although he was still married to Frankie Reidy, he lived for some years with Pamela Brown until her death in 1975. Read more Michael Powell movies (director)
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