Today marks the 122nd birthday of the great William Powell. We’ve never claimed to be movie-star material, but if we were, Powell’s the man we might choose to emulate: Witty, urbane, sophisticated but not snooty, a great dresser—he’s what we aim for in our daily life, though we fear we sully his memory by admitting it publicly, so far short do we fall.
Happy birthday, Mr. Powell, wherever you may be.
