Dick Powell
Birthday:
14 November 1904, Mountain View, Arkansas, USA
Birth Name:
Richard Ewing Powell
Height:
180 cm
In the 1930s , Dick Powell was the juvenile lead in the Warner backstage musicals opposite such rising stars as Ruby Keeler and Joan Blondell. After his career in musicals, he was cast in private-eye roles and became a producer and director for both TV and movies.
The best thing about switching from being an actor to being a director is that you don't have to shave or hold your stomach in anymore.
The best thing about switching from being an actor to being a director is that you don't have to shave or hold your stomach in anymore.
[observation, 1936] I'm not a kid anymore but I'm still playing boy scouts.
[observation, 1936] I'm not a kid anymore but I'm still playing boy scouts.
Dick Powell's Photos
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