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Richard Ewing Powell (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) 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 as did Dick Powell: in his case, from the boyish, wavy-haired crooner in musicals to rugged crime fighters in film noirs. Powell grew up in the town of Little Rock, Arkansas, one of three brothers (one of them, Howard, ended up as vice president of the Illinois Central Railroad). He worked ...
- November 14, 1904
- January 2, 1963
Dick Powell was a versatile Hollywood star who transitioned from musicals to film noirs. He also produced and directed TV shows and movies, and co-founded Four Star Television.
- January 1, 1
- Mountain View, Arkansas, USA
- January 1, 1
- West Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Dick Powell was an American singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss who starred in musicals, film noir and radio shows. Learn about his life, career, roles, and achievements on The Movie Database (TMDB).
A romantic singing lead in a number of musicals throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Dick Powell traded in his tenor voice and good guy image to take on a more hard-boiled persona following a career-transforming performance as Phillip Marlowe in the classic film noir "Murder, My Sweet" (1944).
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