Charming Man: William Powell

Frankie once sang, “You see a pair of laughing eyes, And suddenly your sighing sighs…” yep. Pretty much. It was William Powell’s 118th yesterday, and before the Pictorial signs off for the weekend, I would like to make a formal apology for not recognizing this sooner. Powell was the consummate charmer and the debonair swell…

Carley Michelle Hildebrand

July 31, 2010

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William Powell

Frankie once sang, “You see a pair of laughing eyes, And suddenly your sighing sighs…”

yep. Pretty much.

It was William Powell’s 118th yesterday, and before the Pictorial signs off for the weekend, I would like to make a formal apology for not recognizing this sooner. Powell was the consummate charmer and the debonair swell extraordinaire. As Vanity Fair once put it, “before James Bond there was the art of the martini”… and Powell’s copyright is all over it.

The Pictorial loves Billykins, and are bidding one and all a fantastic weekend with a cheers to our favorite silver screen charmer (courtesy mernerwastaken on Youtube):

3 responses to “Charming Man: William Powell”

Sir Luke Of Edinburgh

August 3, 2010 at 9:03 pm

I wish I was William Powell. That’s all I can say. 🙂

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Zinnia Cress

August 4, 2010 at 7:27 pm

happy belated Mr. Powell!

…sigh… swoon… ❤

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Vincent

September 13, 2010 at 2:28 am

William Powell married one goddess in real life (Carole Lombard), was frequently “married” to another on screen (Myrna Loy), and romanced a third for real (Jean Harlow). Pretty darn incredible if you ask me.

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