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Richard Powell(1916-1996)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Richard Powell was born on 15 December 1916 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for My Gun Is Quick (1957), Westinghouse Preview Theatre (1961) and Switch (1975). He died on 20 October 1996 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 15, 1916
DiedOctober 20, 1996(79)
BornDecember 15, 1916
DiedOctober 20, 1996(79)
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Whitney Blake and Robert Bray in My Gun Is Quick (1957)
My Gun Is Quick
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1957
Westinghouse Preview Theatre (1961)
Westinghouse Preview Theatre
TV Series
  • Writer
Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner in Switch (1975)
Switch
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer(as Richard M. Powell)
I Take This Land
  • Writer

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    Writer



    • The Cheap Detective
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1980
    • Victor French and Kene Holiday in Carter Country (1977)
      Carter Country
      6.7
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1979
    • Apple Pie (1978)
      Apple Pie
      6.1
      TV Series
      • story by
      • 1978
    • Kim Fields, Tony Holmes, Helen Martin, Denise Nicholas, and Demond Wilson in Baby... I'm Back! (1977)
      Baby... I'm Back!
      7.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1978
    • All That Glitters (1977)
      All That Glitters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1977
    • Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Drôles de dames (1976)
      Drôles de dames
      6.6
      TV Series
      • story
      • 1977
    • Quincy (1976)
      Quincy
      7.3
      TV Series
      • story
      • teleplay (as Richard M. Powell)
      • 1976
    • Edward Asner, Valerie Harper, and Mary Tyler Moore in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
      The Mary Tyler Moore Show
      8.3
      TV Series
      • written by (as Richard M. Powell)
      • 1976
    • Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner in Switch (1975)
      Switch
      7.1
      TV Series
      • written by (as Richard M. Powell)
      • 1975
    • Alan Alda, David Ogden Stiers, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, and Loretta Swit in M.A.S.H. (1972)
      M.A.S.H.
      8.5
      TV Series
      • written by (as Richard M. Powell)
      • 1973
    • Doris comédie (1968)
      Doris comédie
      7.2
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1971–1972
    • John Banner, Robert Clary, Bob Crane, Richard Dawson, Ivan Dixon, Larry Hovis, and Werner Klemperer in Papa Schultz (1965)
      Papa Schultz
      7.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • teleplay (as Richard M. Powell)
      • 1965–1971
    • The Governor & J.J. (1969)
      The Governor & J.J.
      6.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1969
    • The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969)
      The Courtship of Eddie's Father
      7.3
      TV Series
      • teleplay (as Richard M. Powell)
      • 1969
    • Mrs. Thursday
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1967

    Producer



    • Westinghouse Preview Theatre (1961)
      Westinghouse Preview Theatre
      TV Series
      • producer (as Richard M. Powell)
      • 1961

    Script and Continuity Department



    • All That Glitters (1977)
      All That Glitters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • executive script consultant
      • 1977

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Richard M. Powell
    • Born
      • December 15, 1916
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    • Died
      • October 20, 1996
      • Los Angeles, California, USA(prostate cancer)
    • Other works
      In 1962, he wrote the teleplay for "Suzuki Beane" one of the pilot episodes produced for a proposed TV anthology series called "The Victor Borge Comedy Theatre."

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    • When did Richard Powell die?
      October 20, 1996
    • How did Richard Powell die?
      Prostate cancer
    • How old was Richard Powell when he died?
      79 years old
    • Where did Richard Powell die?
      Los Angeles, California, USA
    • When was Richard Powell born?
      December 15, 1916

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