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Mountain View, Arkansas, USA
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 Davis Orchestra, based in the midwest. He recorded a…
Known for
- The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout — Self (archive footage)2024
- Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored — Self (archive footage)2013
- Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe — Self (archive footage)2012
- 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage — Self (archive footage)2006
- Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound — Self (archive footage)2006
- Television: The First Fifty Years — Self (archive footage)1999
- FDR — Self (archive footage)1994
- American Experience — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1988
- That's Dancing!1985
- Going Hollywood: The '30s — (archive footage)1984
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Key facts
- Born
- Richard Ewing Powell , ( 1904-11-14 ) November 14, 1904, Mountain View, Arkansas , U.S.
- Died
- January 2, 1963 (1963-01-02) (aged 58), Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Occupations
- Actor singer musician producer director studio head
- Years active
- 1930–1963
- Spouses
- Mildred Maund ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1925 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1932 ) Joan Blondell ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1936 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1944 ) June Allyson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1945 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dick
- Family name
- Powell
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mountain View
- Place of death
- West Los Angeles
- Occupation
- television producer
- Educated at
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- Employer
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Christian Science
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Bell Records
- Image
- Dick powell - publicity.JPG
- Residence
- Little Rock
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Commons category
- Dick Powell
- date of birth
- 1904-11-14
- date of death
- 1963-01-03
- cause of death
- lymphoma
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Dick Powell
- start of work period
- 1930-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Dick Powell
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Dick Powell
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Encyclopedic overview
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. He was the first actor to portray private detective Philip Marlowe on screen.
Early life
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