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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 as did Dick Powell: in his case, from the boyish, wavy-haired crooner in musicals to rugged crime fighters in film noirs.
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.
Dick Powell was an American actor, singer, voice actor, and director. He is best remembered as the first actor to portray the fictional character, private detective ‘Philip Marlowe,’ on screen. As a young boy, Powell was encouraged by his father to sing in church choirs.
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.
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Nov 14, 2017 · In 1944, Dick Powell was forty years old, divorced from Joan Blondell…and still a romantic tenor, singing on a radio show for a beauty cream popular with middle-aged women.
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.
Fortune favored Dick Powell. He quickly found huge box office success when he was cast in 42nd Street, a musical that revolutionized the genre. It also marked the first teaming of Dick and Ruby Keeler.
Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss.
