POWER-MAD, the Tyrone Power Centenary Blogathon

He rose to movie stardom at the ripe young age of 22 and remained an international star for another 22 years, until his sudden death in 1958. During those two-plus decades, Tyrone Power was top-billed in hit films of many genres, from romantic comedy to disaster epic, musical, costume drama, western, adventure, wartime drama, swashbuckler, prestige literary adaptation, biopic, courtroom drama and even film noir. He also made time to serve as a pilot in the Marine Corps during World War II and to carve out a stage career for himself after the war. His wedding in Rome to his second wife, Linda Christian, caused a near-riot. When he collapsed and died, at age 44, while filming a King Vidor-directed biblical epic in Spain, it was headline news around the world. His private funeral in Hollywood was attended by filmdom's great luminaries and his burial was a mob scene of frenzied fans.

Today, May 5^th, 2014, marks the 100^th anniversary Tyrone Power’s birth, and my co-host, Patti of They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To, and I are celebrating with this blogathon honoring his life and career.

Click on the links below for contributions from participating bloggers. And thanks to everyone who is taking part for joining in to pay tribute to one of the true legends of Hollywood's Golden Age.

• Barry Bradford (barrybradford.com): The Razor's Edge (1946)
• Citizen Screen: The Black Swan (1942)
• Citizen Screen: Tyrone Power on the Radio
• Classic Film Freak: The Mark of Zorro (1940)
• Crítica Retrô: Lloyd's of London (1936)
• Greenbriar Picture Shows: One Hundred Years of Tyrone Power
• Hamlette's Soliloquy: The Sun Also Rises (1957)
• Immortal Ephemera: The Films of Tyrone Power and Alice Faye
• Java's Journey: Tyrone Power and Deborah Montgomery Minardos
• Kevin's Movie Corner: Son of Fury (1942) 
• Lady Eve's Reel Life: The Romantic Comedies of Tyrone Power and Loretta Young
• Lasso the Movies: Jesse James (1939)
• Laura's Miscellaneous Musings: This Above All (1942) 
• Movie Classics: Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
• The Nitrate Diva: Day-Time Wife (1939) 
• Phantom Empires: King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
• Shadows and Satin: Blood and Sand (1941)
• Sidewalk Crossings: Crash Dive (1942)
• Silver Screen Modes: Johnny Apollo (1940)
• Slightly Shabby: Marie Antoinette (1938)
• They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To: Abandon Ship (1957)
• They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To: Happy 100th Birthday, Tyrone Power
• Thrilling Days of Yesteryear: Nightmare Alley (1947) 
• Twenty Four Frames: Rawhide (1951) 
• Tyrone-Power.com/Movie Memories: A Very Special Memorabilia Collection
• Tyrone-Power.com/Movie Memories: Tyrone Power, King of the Disaster Movies
• Tyrone-Power.com/Movie Memories: Supercouples: Tyrone and Annabella, Tyrone and Linda

In addition, today Movies, Silently takes a look at one of the silent films of Tyrone Power, Sr., Sweet Alyssum (1915), released when Ty, Jr. was just a year old...

 

Celebrating Tyrone Power’s 100th Birthday

A One Day Blogathon on May 5

Monday, May 5^th is the 100^th anniversary of Hollywood mega-star Tyrone Power’s birth, and Patti of They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To and I will be hosting a blogathon in celebration of his life and career - Power-Mad, a one-day event.

Participants are invited to review the actor’s films (one blogger per film, please), post a photo spread or a biographical essay (you might cover his life in general or strictly his movie career, his military service during World War II or his post-war stage career, or...) – basically, feel free to get creative.

If you'd like to participate please send an email to me at

ladyevesidwich@gmail.com and include your name, your blog's name and web address, and the title/subject of your post. Or leave a comment below or at They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To.

Click here for all participating blogs/websites!

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