What disease led to Powell's retirement from acting in 1955?
Cancer
Parkinson's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
Stroke
Answer
Powell retired from acting in 1955 due to cancer. He was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1954 and underwent surgery to remove his larynx. After his recovery, he was unable to speak and was forced to lip-sync his lines in his final film, The Rains of Ranchipur (1955). Powell died of cancer on March 2, 1963, at the age of 57.
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