April 24, 1949: Richard 'Dick' Ewing Powell plays lead detective in 'Richard Diamond'

 

April 24, 1949: Dick Powell played the lead in detective in the radio drama ‘Richard Diamond, Private Detective’ on NBC. The drama lasted on radio for four years.

Well-known actor, singer and studio boss, Dick Powell began to produce his own movies in the 1950s.  He died from lymphoma in his fifties.