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Mar 20, 2021 · The Dick Powell Show is an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961- 1963, primarily sponsored by the Reynolds Metals Company. It was hosted by longtime film star Dick Powell until his death from lymphatic cancer on January 2, 1963, then by a series of guest hosts until the series ended.
Death Takes Dick Powell. HOLLYWOOD (UP!) Dick Powell, who rose from babyfaced singing roles to become a movie-television giant, died of cancer Wednesday night with bis wife, June Allyson, at his side. The 58-year-old star had been in a coma for two days after a four-month battle against malignancies in hie chest and lymph, glands.
Dick Powell. 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. Powell was born in Mountain View, Arkansas.
Birthday: Nov 14, 1904. Birthplace: Mountain View, Arkansas, USA. A romantic singing lead in a number of musicals throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Dick Powell traded in his tenor voice and good guy ...