Michael Powell

Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was an English filmmaker. He was known for directing and writing the movies The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Canterbury Tale (1944), I Know Where I'm Going! (1945), A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Black Narcissus (1947), The Red Shoes (1948), and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951).^[1][2][3]

Michael Powell
Powell in 1943
Born	Michael Latham Powell (1905-09-30)30 September 1905 Bekesbourne, Kent, England
Died	19 February 1990(1990-02-19) (aged 84) Avening, Gloucestershire, England
Cause of death	Cancer
Occupations	Film director producer screenwriter
Years active	1925–1983
Spouse(s)	Gloria Mary Rouger ​ ​ (m. 1927; div. 1927)​ Frankie Reidy ​ ​ (m. 1943; died 1983)​ Thelma Schoonmaker ​ ​ (m. 1984)​
Children	2