Francis Powers (actor)

Francis Jackson Powers (June 4, 1865 Virginia – May 10, 1940 Santa Monica, California) was an actor, playwright, screenwriter, and director from the United States. His play The First Born was staged on Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre by David Belasco in 1897; a work in which he also starred in the lead part of Chan Wang. The play told the story of Chinese life in San Francisco, and was a hit in New York. His other Broadway credits included performances in Richard Carvel (1901, Empire Theatre), Hon. John Grigsby (1902, Manhattan Theatre), Robert Emmet (1902, Haverly's 14th Street Theatre), and Adrea (1905, Belasco Theatre). In addition to working as a stage actor he also performed in silent films.

Powers died on May 10, 1940 in Santa Monica, California at the home of his daughter. He was the brother of newspaper cartoonist T. E. Powers.

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