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- Birth namePaul Mahlon Powell
- Paul Powell was born on September 6, 1881 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Blinding Trail (1919), The Crimson Challenge (1922) and Her Market Value (1925). He was married to Valerie McDonald. He died on July 2, 1944 in Pasadena, California, USA.
- SpouseValerie McDonald(? - July 2, 1944) (his death, 1 child)
- Interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA (Great Mausoleum, Columbarium of Providence, N-15459).
- Daughter, Janice.
- A former reporter for the "Chicago Tribune" newspaper, he once did a story exposing the activities of some local Mafia racketeers. When the story came out Powell's life was threatened, so he and his wife left Chicago for Pasadena, CA, where he got a job as a reporter for the "Los Angeles Express". He was hired to write some screenplays based on his experiences in Chicago, and then became a director.
- His father was a newspaper publisher in Peoria, IL, and founded the "Peoria Evening Star" newspaper.
- Pollyanna (1920) - $5,000 /week
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