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Richard Ewing Powell (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) [ 1] was an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and studio head. Though he came to stardom as a musical comedy performer, he showed versatility and successfully transformed into a hardboiled leading man, starring in projects of a more dramatic nature.
Dick Powell. Actor: Murder, My Sweet. Few actors ever managed a complete image transition as thoroughly. In the case of Dick Powell, from boyish, wavy-haired crooners in musicals to rugged crime fighters in films noir.
Dick Powell. Actor: Murder, My Sweet. Few actors ever managed a complete image transition as thoroughly. In the case of Dick Powell, from boyish, wavy-haired crooners in musicals to rugged crime fighters in films noir.
Biography. On November 14, 1904, Richard Ewing Powell was born to Ewing and Sallie Powell in Mountain View, Arkansas. They already had one son, Howard, and in two years would complete the family with Luther. Ewing was the head of the International Harvester Company and his job kept him moving around the state.
Nov 14, 2017 · Dick Powell was a Southern boy, although you’d never know it from his voice. Born in Arkansas in 1904, Powell grew up in the Ozark Mountains. But, he was no drawling hillbilly — he attended college in Little Rock where he developed a taste for literature, a taste for business, and a taste for music, not necessarily in that order.
Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss. Born in Mountain View, the seat of Stone County in northern Arkansas, Powell attended the former Little Rock College in the state capital, before he started his entertainment career as a singer with the Charlie ...
Mar 12, 2018 · Dick Powell would become the first actor to play private eye Philip Marlowe on-screen. The film, released as “ Murder, My Sweet ,” was a hit and gave Powell’s film career the new direction he craved just as the new sub-genre of film noir was coming into its own.
The Dick Powell Theatre: Created by Richard Alan Simmons. With Dick Powell, David Niven, June Allyson, Oscar Beregi Jr.. Powell served as host and, in early shows at least, occasional star in this dramatic anthology.
Richard Ewing 'Dick' Powell was an American singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss. Born in Mountain View, the seat of Stone County in northern Ark.
Dick Powell, born Richard Ewing Powell on November 14, 1904, was an American actor, singer, producer, and director. He had a successful career spanning several decades, transitioning from musicals to film noir and later becoming a prominent television executive.
