Remembering Tyrone Power

The world was stunned 52 years ago with the news from Madrid that movie star Tyrone Power had died at the age of 44. The athletic, handsome actor had been a leading player in Hollywood since his first starring role in 1936’s “Lloyd’s of London.” Over the subsequent two decades, the versatile matinee idol had proven he was adept at swashbucklers (1942’s “The Black Swan”), westerns ( 1939’s “Jesse James”), film noirs (1947’s “Nightmare Alley”) and romantic dramas (1946’s “The Razor’s Edge”).

That morning Power and costar George Sanders were shooting a sword dueling scene in “Solomon and Sheba” when Power started suffering pains in his left arm and chest. Losing consciousness, he was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead of a heart attack.

The film was completed with Yul Brynner taking over for Power.

—Susan King