History Creator / TyronePower

Tyrone Power came from an acting family: his father, Tyrone Power Sr., was a well-known [[Film/WhereAreMyChildren silent film]] and Shakespearian actor and his mother, Helen (neé Reaume), was also a stage actress.[[note]]His son, who acts as Tyrone Power, Jr. even though he's really Tyrone Power IV, also became an actor.[[/note]]

He was originally cast in 1958's ''Solomon and Sheba'' as King Solomon, until he collapsed in the midst of a duelling scene with George Sanders, complaining of a pain in his left arm. Power walked off to his trailer, where he died of a heart attack, aged only 44. The producers decided to re-cast and re-shoot the role of Solomon with Creator/YulBrynner, though he's still visible in some long shots.

Power’s career went on hold as UsefulNotes/WorldWarTwo rolled in, and he enlisted in the Marine Corps. He came back to the silver screen in 1946 with two exceptions to his light fare, ''Film/TheRazorsEdge'' and ''Film/NightmareAlley''. Power had to fight to get the latter role because Zanuck thought his image would be tarnished by such a dark role. But Power managed to convince Zanuck, and the role turned into one of Power’s favourite performances and his best-reviewed film, although it didn’t do well in the box office or make Zanuck very happy.

* ''Film/NightmareAlley'' (1947)