Dilys Powell
Acting
1901-07-20
Elizabeth Dilys Powell, CBE - was an English film critic who wrote for The Sunday Times for over fifty years. Powell was noted for her receptiveness to cultural change in the cinema and coined many classic phrases about films and actors. She was one of the founder members of the Independent Television Authority (ITA), which launched commercial television in the UK, and also served as the second female President of the Classical Association. Powell was also the author of several books on films and her travels in Greece.
Filmography
Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures
Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures
1986 · Series
The Man with No Name
The Man with No Name
1977 · Movie
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
1974 · Movie
Small World
Small World
1958 · Series