About Eileen Wilson Powell
Lived 1894 – 1942 (aged 48). Eileen Wilson Powell was an American actor.
Eileen Wilson Powell (April 19, 1894 – September 12, 1942), born Julia Mary Tierney, was an American actress.
Early life Julia Mary Tierney was born in New York City, the daughter of Thomas P. Tierney and Mary L. Hyde Tierney.
Career Wilson appeared in Broadway and touring shows, including Within the Law (1913), A King of Nowhere (1916), The Love Drive (1917), In for the Night (1917), No More Blondes (1920), The Lady of the Lamp (1920), East is West (1922), Partners Again (1922), The Night Duel (1926), The Little Spitfire (1926-1927), Burlesque (1927–1928), and Peter Flies High (1931). who became a television writer and producer. The Powells separated soon after their son's birth in 1925, and finally divorced in 1930. She died in New York City in 1942, aged 48 years, after a short illness.
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American actress
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Eileen Wilson Powell was born on 19 April 1894 in New York City.
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Eileen Wilson Powell died on 12 September 1942.
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