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| 3 | Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell (November 14, 1904 -- January 2, 1963) was an American singer, actor, film producer, and film director. |
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| 5 | His career can be neatly divided into two halves. He started off as a singer and dancer who starred in many comedies and musicals, including several Creator/BusbyBerkeley films. However, with ''Murder My Sweet'' in 1944 he transitioned into a hardboiled, rugged "tough guy" leading man in projects of more dramatic nature. ''Murder My Sweet'' was also the first time anyone played private detective Literature/PhilipMarlowe on screen. He also found success with the radio series ''Series/RichardDiamondPrivateDetective'', which ran from 1949-1953. |
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| 7 | Later in his career, he took an interest in directing and formed his own television production company with the help of Creator/DavidNiven, Creator/CharlesBoyer, Creator/JoelMcCrea and Creator/IdaLupino. It was named Creator/FourStarTelevision and made the most successful television shows in 1950s' America, such as ''Series/TheBigValley'' and ''Series/BurkesLaw'', launching careers for Creator/{{Steve McQueen|Actor}}, Creator/MaryTylerMoore, Creator/GeneRoddenberry and Creator/AaronSpelling. Unfortunately, the greatness wasn't meant to last when Powell died from stomach cancer in 1963. |
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| 9 | He was married to Creator/JoanBlondell and Creator/JuneAllyson and he had four children, two with Blondell and two with Allyson. |
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| 11 | !!Dick Powell films with pages on TV Tropes: |
| 12 | * ''Film/FortySecondStreet'' (1933) |
| 13 | * ''Film/GoldDiggersOf1933'' (1933) |
| 14 | * ''Film/FootlightParade'' (1933) |
| 15 | * ''Film/{{Dames}}'' (1934) |
| 16 | * ''Film/FlirtationWalk'' (1934) |
| 17 | * ''Film/BroadwayGondolier'' (1935) |
| 18 | * ''Film/GoldDiggersOf1935'' (1935) |
| 19 | * ''[[Film/AMidsummerNightsDream1935 A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (1935) |
| 20 | * ''Film/GoldDiggersOf1937'' (1936) |
| 21 | * ''Film/{{Stage Struck|1936}}'' (1936) |
| 22 | * ''Film/HardToGet'' (1938) |
| 23 | * ''Film/ChristmasInJuly'' (1940) |
| 24 | * ''Film/MurderMySweet'' (1944) |
| 25 | * ''Film/TheBadAndTheBeautiful'' (1952) |
| 26 | * ''Film/TheConqueror'' (1956, director only) |
| 27 | * ''Film/TheEnemyBelow'' (1957, director only) |
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| 29 | !!Tropes in Powell's career: |
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| 31 | * TomHanksSyndrome: Powell spent the 1930s and early 1940s appearing in a lot of comedies and musicals where he usually sang. Starting with ''Murder My Sweet'', he adopted a whole new persona, of the tough guy hero in detective fiction and FilmNoir. |
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