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AKA:
Michael Latham Powell
Birthplace:
Bekesbourne, Kent, England
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Michael Powell's introduction to the film business came at 20, when, with the assistance of his father, he secured a job with Rex Ingram's film unit based in Nice, France. In the late 1920s, Powell worked at Elstree Studios for Harry Lachman and Alfred Hitchcock. During the early 30s, Powell cut his directorial teeth on a number of forgettable, low-budget "quota quickies" for independent production companies in England. In 1938, after making "The Edge of the World" (1937), a personal exploration of man's battle with nature on an isolated island off the coast of Scotland, Powell was brought
Raised in Canterbury, England and the South of France
1922
Worked as a bank clerk
1925
Became an assistant to director and producer Rex Ingram
1928
Was the stills photographer on Alfred Hitchcock's "Champagne"
1928
Worked as a film cutter on "A Knight in London"
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