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Dilys Powell

British film critic and writer (1901–1995)

Dilys Powell


CBE

Dilys Powell in 1984

BornElizabeth Dilys Powell
(1901-07-20)20 July 1901
Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England
Died3 June 1995(1995-06-03) (aged 93)
London, England
OccupationFilm critic, journalist, author
LanguageEnglish
EducationSomerville College, Oxford (BA)
SubjectFilm
Years active1939–1992
Spouse
  • Humfry Payne

    (m. 1926; died 1936)​
  • Leonard Russell

    (m. 1943; died 1974)​

Elizabeth Dilys PowellCBE (20 July 1901 – 3 June 1995) was a British film critic and travel writer who contributed to The Sunday Times for more than 50 years.

Powell was known for her receptiveness to cultural change in the cinema and coined many classic phrases about films and actors. She was a founding member of the Independent Television Authority (IT Early life and career of Barack Obama - Wikipedia MESUG