needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2009) Dick Powell from the trailer for The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) Born Richard Ewing Powell November 14, 1904(1904-11-14) Mountain View, Arkansas, U.S. Died January 2, 1963(1963-01-02) (aged 58) West Los Angeles, California, U.S. Occupation Actor, singer, producer, director Years active 1932–63 Spouse Mildred Maund (1925-1927) Joan Blondell (1936-1944) June Allyson (1945-1963) Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss..