Dilys Powell

British journalist (1901-1995)
Person Human Q3028012

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[15]
Date of birth
July 20, 1901
Date of death
June 3, 1995
Place of birth
Shropshire
Place of death
London
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Family name
Powell[16]
Given name
Dilys
Married name
Dilys Powell Payne
🏷️ Also known as
en Dilys Powell en (Elizabeth) Dilys Powell en Elizabeth Dilys Powell cs Dilys Powell Payne ja ディリス・パウエル ru Дилис Пауэлл ru Пауэлл, Дилис ru Пауэлл, Элизабет Дилис ru Элизабет Дилис Пауэлл ru Элизабет Пауэлл uk Диліс Павелл
🔖 Identifiers · 28
VIAF cluster ID
29919407
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50020128
Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
powell-elizabeth-dilys-1901-1995-journalist
BIBSYS ID
90825366
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14863870f
British Museum person or institution ID
60156
FAST ID
6518
Freebase ID
/m/01f147
Geni profile ID
6000000084707179961
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IdRef ID
146247949
J9U entity ID
987007462737005171
NL CR AUT ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810634473205606
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp05679
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
189799609
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
58012
Parsifal cluster ID
632024
Rotten Tomatoes ID
critics/dilys-powell
UK National Archives ID
F257765
WikiTree person ID
Powell-14431
WorldCat Entities ID
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ČSFD person ID
213451

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Summary

Dilys Powell was born in Shropshire[1]. She was born on July 20, 1901[2]. She died in London[3]. She died on June 3, 1995[4]. She worked as a journalist[5] and film critic[6].

Body

Education

Educated at Somerville College[12], a college of the University of Oxford[17], in United Kingdom[18], founded in 1879[19], headquartered in Oxford[20] and Talbot Heath School[13], a school[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1886[23].

Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include film criticism[10], a field of work[24] and journalism[11], an industry[25].

FAQs

Where was Dilys Powell born?

Dilys Powell was born in Shropshire[1].

Where did Dilys Powell die?

Dilys Powell passed away in London[3].

Who was Dilys Powell married to?

Dilys Powell's spouses include Humfry Payne[7].

What did Dilys Powell do for work?

Dilys Powell worked as journalist[5] and film critic[6].

Where did Dilys Powell go to school?

Dilys Powell was educated at Somerville College[12] and Talbot Heath School[13].

What awards did Dilys Powell receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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