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.
He was a vocalist with Charlie Davis's orchestra before entering film.
Interned at Desert Memorial Park, Palm Springs, California.
Father of Ellen Powell, from his marriage to Joan Blondell. He adopted Joan's son, Norman S. Powell in Febr