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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.
Nov 14, 2017 · One of the few who did so — and did so outstandingly — was Richard Ewing Powell. 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.
Mar 12, 2018 · Diagnosed with lung cancer six years later, Dick Powell succumbed to the disease the day after New Year’s, 1963. He was just 58. He left an estate valued at $10 million, a tribute to his business instincts and success as a producer. But what I and his other living fans remember is up on the screen — it’s Dick Powell the actor.
Aug 17, 2023 · Richard Ewing Powell was a musician, actor, and director. An ambitious man always pursuing new avenues for his creativity, Powell experimented with different media (radio, film, and television) at a time when not many did.
Biography. He was born Richard Ewing Powell on November 14th, 1904, in Mountain View, Northern Arkansas. He showed great vocal talent as a young man, singing with the local choir and orchestra and eventually forming his own band, called Peter Pan, when he was 17.
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 ...
Dick Powell was born Richard Ewing Powell on November 14 th, 1904 in Mountain View, Arkansas. His father, Ewing, was a machinery salesman who legend says helped introduce the gasoline engine to the state of Arkansas.
