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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dick_PowellDick Powell - Wikipedia

    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.

  2. Learn about the life and career of Dick Powell, an actor who transformed from a musical star to a film noir tough guy. Find out his birth and death dates, family, spouses, children, trademarks, trivia and more.

    • November 14, 1904
    • January 2, 1963
  3. www.imdb.com › name › nm0694090Dick Powell - IMDb

    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
  4. Nov 14, 2017 · Learn how Dick Powell transformed from a dance-band singer to a musical star to a film-noir tough guy in Hollywood. Discover his versatile career and his roles in 42nd Street, Murder My Sweet, and Rogue's Gallery.

  5. Biography. 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). Prior to that film, Powell was a bankable ...

  6. Mar 12, 2018 · Dick Powell was a singer, musical star, actor, director, and producer who reinvented himself several times in his career. He starred in classics like "42nd Street", "Murder, My Sweet", and "The Bad and the Beautiful", and was married to Joan Blondell and June Allyson.

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  8. 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.

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