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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.
When it starts to move it will make a lot of noise and it will move and have a lot of momentum and take anything in its way out.
Without individuals feeling safe and having an environment of safety, they then have reluctance of taking part in the city of being active. They wind up wanting to leave the city. That's more detrimental.... (more Dick Powell quotes)
Dick's estate was estimated at $10,000,000 at the time of his death.
Dick wanted to play Walter Naff in Double Indemnity (1944) but had to turn the role down due to previous commitments.
Dick sang on a number of records on the Vocalion label in the late 1920s.
Dick did a radio show, "Richard Diamond, Private Detective," from 1949-1995 on NBC.
Dick was nominated for the Golden Laurel for Best Director in 1960. He came in 10th place, behind other more prominent directors such as Hitchcock and... (more Dick Powell trivia)