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Dick Powell
(1904-1963)
American actor
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Richard Ewing Powell (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American singer, actor, voice actor, film producer, film 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 the private detective Philip Marlowe on screen.

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Born Richard Ewing Powell
14 November 1904
Mountain View, Arkansas, USA
Died
2 January 1963 (aged 58)
West Los Angeles, California
Zodiac Scorpio
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    Pamela info 3rd child with June Allyson Female b. 18 Jun 1948 Age: 77 1948- Celebrity Baby
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