Frank Powell
Known for Acting
Details
Birthday: May 08, 1887
Deathday: April 10, 1964
Place of birth: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Biography
Frank Powell was a Canadian-born stage and silent film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter who worked predominantly in the United States. After getting his start acting in D.W. Griffith films, he cast Theda Bara in her breakout role in the 1915 release A Fool There Was. Powell would continue to direct Bara at Fox while she became an international star as the film industry's most popular vamp.
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