Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Dick Powell

Entertainer

— Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame —

Dick Powell Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2024

1. Dick Powell Marker

Inscription.
Film singer, TV producer, director, Emmy winner • Starred in 64 feature films • Produced TV’s Zane Grey Theater, June Allyson Show & Dick Powell Theater • Starred as radio’s famous detective Richard Diamond • Featured on 78 records • Began career opposite Ruby Keeler in the musical 42nd Street

Mountain View, Arkansas • Inducted 2009

Erected by Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment.

Location. 34° 30.65′ N, 93° 3.232′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is on Central Avenue (State Highway 7) just north of Spring Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker is embedded in the sidewalk on the north side of the Hot Springs City Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 629 Central Avenue, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Billy Lee Riley (here, next to this marker); Larry Snyder (here, next to this marker); Don Grisham (here, next to this marker); Matthew H. Rothert (here, next to this marker); Bill Dickey

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

(here, next to this marker); Fay Jones (here, next to this marker); Sidney Moncrief (here, next to this marker); Tracy Lawrence (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.

Also see . . . Dick Powell (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Richard Ewing Powell (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and studio head. Though he came to stardom as a musical comedy performer, he showed versatility and successfully transformed into a hardboiled leading man, starring in projects of a more dramatic nature. He was the first actor to portray private detective Philip Marlowe on screen. Powell was born the middle of three sons of Ewing Powell and mother Sally Rowena in Mountain View, Arkansas. Dick Powell has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6915 Hollywood Boulevard.

(Submitted on January 17, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2024

2. Dick Powell Marker

Looking east from Central Avenue; it is the 2nd from right of four markers in this photo. The Hot Springs City Visitor Center parking lot is in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 17, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.